An optimization framework for the development of efficient one-way car-sharing systems

Boyaci, Burak and Zografos, Konstantinos and Geroliminis, Nikolas (2015) An optimization framework for the development of efficient one-way car-sharing systems. European Journal of Operational Research, 240 (3). pp. 718-733. ISSN 0377-2217

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Abstract

Electric vehicle-sharing systems have been introduced to a number of cities as a means of increasing mobility, reducing congestion, and pollution. Electric vehicle-sharing systems can offer one or two-way services. One-way systems provide more flexibility to users since they can be dropped-off at any station. However, their modeling involves a number of complexities arising from the need to relocate vehicles accumulated at certain stations. The planning of one-way electric vehicle-sharing systems involves a host of strongly interacting decisions regarding the number, size and location of stations, as well as the fleet size. In this paper we develop and solve a multi-objective MILP model for planning one-way vehicle-sharing systems taking into account vehicle relocation and electric vehicle charging requirements. For real world problems the size of the problem becomes intractable due to the extremely large number of relocation variables. In order to cope with this problem we introduce an aggregate model using the concept of the virtual hub. This transformation allows the solution of the problem with a branch-and-bound approach. The proposed approach generates the efficient frontier and allows decision makers to examine the trade-off between operator’s and users’ benefits. The capabilities of the proposed approach are demonstrated on a large scale real world problem with available data from Nice, France. Extensive sensitivity analysis was performed by varying demand, station accessibility distance and subsidy levels. The results provide useful insights regarding the efficient planning of one-way electric vehicle-sharing systems and allow decision makers to quantify the trade-off between operator’s and users’ benefits.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
European Journal of Operational Research
Additional Information:
This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in European Journal of Operational Research. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in European Journal of Operational Research, 240, 3, 2015 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2014.07.020
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? multi-objective optimizationlocation modelingone-way car-sharingvehicle relocationfleet-size optimizationmodelling and simulationmanagement science and operations researchinformation systems and managementdiscipline-based research ??
ID Code:
70554
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Deposited On:
27 Aug 2014 10:45
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Yes
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Published
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27 Aug 2024 23:45