Monte Carlo Simulation-based Approach to Optimal Bus Stops Allocation in the Municipality of Laško
The paper addresses the problem of optimal bus stop allocation. The aim is to achieve reduction of costs on account of appropriate re-design of the process of obligatory transportation of children from their homes to the corresponding schools in the Laško municipality. The proposed algorithm relies...
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University of Zagreb, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences
2011-07-01
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| author | Dejan Dragan Tomaž Kramberger Martin Lipičnik |
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| description | The paper addresses the problem of optimal bus stop allocation. The aim is to achieve reduction of costs on account of appropriate re-design of the process of obligatory transportation of children from their homes to the corresponding schools in the Laško municipality. The proposed algorithm relies on optimization based on the Monte Carlo simulation procedure. The number of calculated bus stops is required to be minimal possible, which can still assure maximal service area within the prescribed radius, while keeping the minimal walking distances pupils have to go across from their homes to the nearest bus stop and vice versa. The main issues of the proposed algorithm are emphasised and the working mechanism is explained. The presentation of calculated results is given and comparison with some other existing algorithms is provided. The positions of the calculated bus stops are going to be used for the purpose of physical bus stops implementation in order to decrease the current transportation costs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b8f01282eb6d41ec8bdc6a6fc474a1d02022-12-22T02:00:49ZengUniversity of Zagreb, Faculty of Transport and Traffic SciencesPromet (Zagreb)0353-53201848-40692011-07-0123426527810.7307/ptt.v23i4.12936Monte Carlo Simulation-based Approach to Optimal Bus Stops Allocation in the Municipality of LaškoDejan DraganTomaž KrambergerMartin LipičnikThe paper addresses the problem of optimal bus stop allocation. The aim is to achieve reduction of costs on account of appropriate re-design of the process of obligatory transportation of children from their homes to the corresponding schools in the Laško municipality. The proposed algorithm relies on optimization based on the Monte Carlo simulation procedure. The number of calculated bus stops is required to be minimal possible, which can still assure maximal service area within the prescribed radius, while keeping the minimal walking distances pupils have to go across from their homes to the nearest bus stop and vice versa. The main issues of the proposed algorithm are emphasised and the working mechanism is explained. The presentation of calculated results is given and comparison with some other existing algorithms is provided. The positions of the calculated bus stops are going to be used for the purpose of physical bus stops implementation in order to decrease the current transportation costs.http://www.fpz.unizg.hr/traffic/index.php/PROMTT/article/view/129 |
| spellingShingle | Dejan Dragan Tomaž Kramberger Martin Lipičnik Monte Carlo Simulation-based Approach to Optimal Bus Stops Allocation in the Municipality of Laško Promet (Zagreb) |
| title | Monte Carlo Simulation-based Approach to Optimal Bus Stops Allocation in the Municipality of Laško |
| title_full | Monte Carlo Simulation-based Approach to Optimal Bus Stops Allocation in the Municipality of Laško |
| title_fullStr | Monte Carlo Simulation-based Approach to Optimal Bus Stops Allocation in the Municipality of Laško |
| title_full_unstemmed | Monte Carlo Simulation-based Approach to Optimal Bus Stops Allocation in the Municipality of Laško |
| title_short | Monte Carlo Simulation-based Approach to Optimal Bus Stops Allocation in the Municipality of Laško |
| title_sort | monte carlo simulation based approach to optimal bus stops allocation in the municipality of lasko |
| url | http://www.fpz.unizg.hr/traffic/index.php/PROMTT/article/view/129 |
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