Dynamic relocation policies in a multi-region one-way carsharing system using staff management

IF 4.1 2区工程技术 Q2 BUSINESS

Research in Transportation Business and Management Pub Date : 2025-01-19 DOI:10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101292

Qiang Su , Ronghang Jiang , Wei Yang

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Abstract

The rapid growth in private car ownership has exacerbated social and environmental problems. A carsharing system offers an effective solution to mitigate these problems. However, a one-way carsharing system can cause a vehicle imbalance. This study examines the operation of a multi-region one-way station-based carsharing system using staff relocation. We consider the percentage of demand served and revenue as performance measures and analyze the influence of several dynamic operator-based relocation policies. A case study of 1020 vehicles at 273 stations in Vancouver, Canada, is used to test the policies. The results indicate that the rolling-horizon policy significantly enhances the percentage of served demand and system revenue, which can assist managers in scheduling relocators.

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Research in Transportation Business and Management Multiple-

CiteScore

7.10

自引率

8.30%

发文量

175

期刊介绍： Research in Transportation Business & Management (RTBM) will publish research on international aspects of transport management such as business strategy, communication, sustainability, finance, human resource management, law, logistics, marketing, franchising, privatisation and commercialisation. Research in Transportation Business & Management welcomes proposals for themed volumes from scholars in management, in relation to all modes of transport. Issues should be cross-disciplinary for one mode or single-disciplinary for all modes. We are keen to receive proposals that combine and integrate theories and concepts that are taken from or can be traced to origins in different disciplines or lessons learned from different modes and approaches to the topic. By facilitating the development of interdisciplinary or intermodal concepts, theories and ideas, and by synthesizing these for the journal''s audience, we seek to contribute to both scholarly advancement of knowledge and the state of managerial practice. Potential volume themes include: -Sustainability and Transportation Management- Transport Management and the Reduction of Transport''s Carbon Footprint- Marketing Transport/Branding Transportation- Benchmarking, Performance Measurement and Best Practices in Transport Operations- Franchising, Concessions and Alternate Governance Mechanisms for Transport Organisations- Logistics and the Integration of Transportation into Freight Supply Chains- Risk Management (or Asset Management or Transportation Finance or ...): Lessons from Multiple Modes- Engaging the Stakeholder in Transportation Governance- Reliability in the Freight Sector