Research Reports from the Department of Operations
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
1-1-1967
Abstract
The problem of scheduling vehicles in a transportation network consisting of the straight line with the two main stations at each and intermediate stations in between was investigated. The proposed high speed ground transport system in the northeast corridor between Boston and Washington was used as an example. The tool used was simulation on a computer and the basic approach was to develop scheduling decision rules, develop criteria to measure the effectiveness of the rules, apply the rules and evaluate the resultant schedules in terms of the measures of effectiveness. Some general and particular case conclusions are drawn.
Keywords
Operations research, Transportation--Simulation methods, High speed ground transportation--United States, Decision making--Mathematical models, Computer simulation, Vehicle routing problem
Publication Title
Technical Memorandums from the Department of Operations, School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
Issue
Technical memorandum no. 76
Rights
This work is in the public domain and may be freely downloaded for personal or academic use
Recommended Citation
MacDonald-Taylor, Roy, "Scheduling Vehicles in a Transportation Network" (1967). Research Reports from the Department of Operations. 502.
https://commons.case.edu/wsom-ops-reports/502