Active Balancing of Bike Sharing Systems
Jan Brinkmann, "Active Balancing of Bike Sharing Systems "
English | ISBN: 3030350118 | 2020 | 184 pages | EPUB | 8 MB
English | ISBN: 3030350118 | 2020 | 184 pages | EPUB | 8 MB
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.