Active Balancing of Bike Sharing Systems E-Book

Jan Brinkmann

• Herausgeber: Springer International Publishing
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Serie: Lecture Notes in Mobility
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2020

Beschreibung

This book reports on an operational management approach to improving bike-sharing systems by compensating for fluctuating demand patterns. The aim is to redistribute bikes within the system, allowing it to be “actively” balanced. The book describes a mathematical model, as well as data-driven and simulation-based approaches. Further, it shows how these elements can be combined in a decision-making support system for service providers. In closing, the book uses real-world data to evaluate the method developed and demonstrates that it can successfully anticipate changes in demand, thus supporting efficient scheduling of transport vehicles to manually relocate bikes between stations.