3 papers
math.OC2024
Incorporating Service Reliability in Multi-depot Vehicle Scheduling
Margarita P. Castro, Merve Bodur, Amer Shalaby
The multi-depot vehicle scheduling problem (MDVSP) is a critical planning challenge for transit agencies. We introduce a novel approach to MDVSP by incorporating service reliabilit…
math.OC2024
A Comprehensive Stochastic Programming Model for Transfer Synchronization in Transit Networks
Zahra Ansarilari, Merve Bodur, Amer Shalaby
We investigate the stochastic transfer synchronization problem, which seeks to synchronize the timetables of different routes in a transit network to reduce transfer waiting times,…
math.OC2023
An Enhanced Approximate Dynamic Programming Approach to On-demand Ride Pooling
Arash Dehghan, Mucahit Cevik, Merve Bodur
Ride-pooling services have been growing in popularity, increasing the need for efficient and effective operations. The main goal of ride-pooling services is to maximize the number…