Scheduling Dial-A-Ride Transportation Systems: An Asymptotic Approach.

Abstract

There has been some recent interest in the Dial-a-Ride proposal for innovative public transportation systems. These schemes ideally provide large numbers of passengers with personalized service. A passenger is taken from his origin to his destination by a small bus; the bus may deviate en-route to collect and deliver additional passengers. In such systems the central mathematical problem is one of scheduling: the assignment of a passenger to a bus and the determination of a time for the trip.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA046162

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  • David M. Stein

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  • Harvard University

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