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Short-term manpower planning for MRT carriage maintenance under mixed deterministic and stochastic demands

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  • Chia-Hung Chen
  • Shangyao Yan
  • Miawjane Chen

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The purpose of this research is to develop two manpower supply planning models and a solution algorithm for mass rapid transit carriage maintenance under mixed deterministic and stochastic demands. These models are formulated as mixed integer programs that are characterized as NP-hard. We employ problem decomposition techniques, coupled with the CPLEX mathematical programming solver, to develop an algorithm that is capable of efficiently solving the problems. The models and the method used currently in actual operations are evaluated by a simulation-based evaluation method. Finally, we perform a case study using real operating data from a Taiwan MRT maintenance facility. The preliminary results are good, showing that the models could be useful for planning carriage maintenance manpower supply. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010

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  • Chia-Hung Chen & Shangyao Yan & Miawjane Chen, 2010. "Short-term manpower planning for MRT carriage maintenance under mixed deterministic and stochastic demands," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 181(1), pages 67-88, December.
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