| Summary |
Shih-Min Liu,2007.06
Department of Transportation Technology and Management National Chiao Tung University
How to allocate taxis properly and effectively in order to meet the demands is an important issue for taxi dispatching centers. A well designed allocation plan can meet the demands in each area, reduce for waiting time for drivers, and increase the service level. Traditionally, taxi drivers select their cruising regions based on the amount of demands. The drawback is that the areas with more demands usually attract too many taxis and result in long idle time. On the contrary, customers in low-demand areas may spend more time on waiting for a vacant taxi. The purpose of this research is proposing a model for generating an effective taxis allocation plan considering the unequilibrium of demand and supply.
A network model and its associated solution procedures are developed to address this issue. We use several examples to test the performance and correctness of our model. The testing results show that the model is appropriate and can be applied to practical operations. |
