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Using queuing models to set the right parking price

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  • Baruch Keren
  • Yossi Hadad

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This paper applies queuing models (M/G/N/N) to determine the right price for parking, given that the arrival rate and the staying time depend on the parking price. The models explore the payment per hour and the entrance fee models, with one or several customer types, and where each customer type faces different prices (price discrimination). The models are also applicable for cases where the objective function is to set the park occupancy rate at a desired level. The analysis of the numerical examples demonstrates the applicability of the models and provides some interesting insights about the setting of the correct parking price under the appropriate pricing scheme. The conclusion is that one of the most important tools for process management and benchmarking of a car park is the parking pricing.

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  • Baruch Keren & Yossi Hadad, 2021. "Using queuing models to set the right parking price," International Journal of Process Management and Benchmarking, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 11(2), pages 271-289.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijpmbe:v:11:y:2021:i:2:p:271-289
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    1. Semeneh Hunachew Bayih & Surafel Luleseged Tilahun, 2024. "Dynamic vehicle parking pricing. A review," Operations Research and Decisions, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Management, vol. 34(1), pages 35-59.

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