The Tropical Geometry of Periodic Timetables brings together the mathematical optimization of periodic timetables, a key problem in the planning of public transportation...
A major obstacle to the electrification of public bus networks yet to be solved in a satisfactory manner is the electric bus scheduling problem. Contrary to diesel buses...
The management of air cargo containers, or unit load devices (ULD), requires a large amount of manual labour. ULDs usually have to be broken down and the shipments...
Algebraic and Tropical Methods for Periodic Timetabling
The mathematical optimization of periodic timetables in public transport relies on the Periodic Event Scheduling Problem (PESP), which has so far been studied almost...
Service technicians of a customer service are dispatched in two steps.
During the customer call, the dispatcher has to arrange for a target date with the customer...
Public transport networks of towns and districts are characterized by the available transport systems, routes and frequencies of lines, time tables, and fares. These...
Integrated Vehicle and Duty Scheduling in Public Transit
Integrated scheduling in public transit deals with the simultaneous construction of operation schedules for vehicles and crews. This kind of scheduling is particularly...
Duty scheduling is the assignment of tasks of work to staff by means of a schedule. Problems typically involve complicated rules for the legality and the costs of duties...
Duty Scheduling in Public Transit