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Introduction

In: Decision Support for Crew Rostering in Public Transit

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  • Lin Xie

    (Universität Paderborn)

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The crew rostering problem is one of the main operational problems in public bus transit, and is being paid an increasing amount of attention in literature and in practice. There are several reasons for this. Firstly, there is increased competition in the public bus transit market due to deregulation. Secondly, the size of the problem has increased because of the fast growth of bus traffic; additionally, the complexity of labor rules has increased. Thirdly, crew costs mostly outweigh vehicle costs; moreover, it is important to consider the preferences of drivers when generating rosters. In this thesis, we do not minimize the number of drivers, but we do minimize the number of additional drivers as planned. Fourthly, the power of computers and algorithms has increased significantly.

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  • Lin Xie, 2015. "Introduction," Springer Books, in: Decision Support for Crew Rostering in Public Transit, edition 127, chapter 1, pages 3-4, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-658-08167-6_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-08167-6_1
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