A computerized method for routing and scheduling school buses

Abstract

One of the most challenging areas for the application of Operations Research (OR) methodology has been that of vehicle scheduling and/or routing. In fact, no uniformly acceptable approach has yet been developed for these problems. Despitethis, OR techniques have been applied to many vehicle routing and scheduling problems, ranging from waste collection and street sweepers to oil tankers. Of particular importance in this work will be the application of OR approaches to the scheduling/routing of school buses.