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Active Balancing of Bike Sharing Systems

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  • Reports on novel control approaches to deal with the imbalance problem in bike sharing systems
  • Combines mathematical models with data-driven approaches
  • Describes in detail the evaluation of the methods with real-world data

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Mobility (LNMOB)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. Introduction

    • Jan Brinkmann
    Pages 1-4
  3. Preliminaries

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
    2. Bike Sharing Systems

      • Jan Brinkmann
      Pages 7-18
    3. Optimization Problems

      • Jan Brinkmann
      Pages 19-29
    4. Dynamic Decision Making

      • Jan Brinkmann
      Pages 31-40
  4. Application

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41
    2. Lookahead Policies

      • Jan Brinkmann
      Pages 51-67
    3. Dynamic Lookahead Horizons

      • Jan Brinkmann
      Pages 69-79
    4. Case Studies

      • Jan Brinkmann
      Pages 81-105
  5. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
    2. Managerial Implications

      • Jan Brinkmann
      Pages 109-110
    3. Future Research

      • Jan Brinkmann
      Pages 111-116
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 117-184

About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany

    Jan Brinkmann

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eBook USD 84.99
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  • Read on any device
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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