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The bike sharing rebalancing problem: Mathematical formulations and benchmark instances

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  • Dell'Amico, Mauro
  • Hadjicostantinou, Eleni
  • Iori, Manuel
  • Novellani, Stefano

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Bike sharing systems offer a mobility service whereby public bicycles, located at different stations across an urban area, are available for shared use. These systems contribute towards obtaining a more sustainable mobility and decreasing traffic and pollution caused by car transportation. Since the first bike sharing system was installed in Amsterdam in 1965, the number of such applications has increased remarkably so that hundreds of systems are now operating all over the world.

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  • Dell'Amico, Mauro & Hadjicostantinou, Eleni & Iori, Manuel & Novellani, Stefano, 2014. "The bike sharing rebalancing problem: Mathematical formulations and benchmark instances," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 7-19.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jomega:v:45:y:2014:i:c:p:7-19
    DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2013.12.001
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