Enhancing flexible transport services with demand-anticipatory insertion heuristics

Matti van Engelen, Oded Cats, Henk Post and Karen Aardal

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2018, vol. 110, issue C, 110-121

Abstract: Developments in vehicle automation and the shared economy call for new developments in routing flexible transport services. We propose a new type of insertion algorithm: an online dynamic insertion algorithm with demand forecasts. The performance of this algorithm is tested in a simulation model for a case study network in the Netherlands. When combining the new insertion algorithm with empty vehicle rerouting, 98% of passenger rejections are eliminated and travel and waiting times are reduced by up to 10 and 46% respectively, compared to traditional insertion algorithms. A sensitivity analysis tested performance robustness to variations in operational and demand conditions.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2017.12.015

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