Urban bus fleet-to-route assignment for pollutant emissions minimization

Felipe Jiménez and Alfonso Román

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2016, vol. 85, issue C, 120-131

Abstract: This study proposes a methodology to optimize the assignment of an urban bus fleet to a set of fixed routes, taking into account the differences among routes and the differences among vehicle types and propulsion technologies in order to reduce pollutant emissions (CO2, CO, THC, NOx and PM). A Mixed Integer Linear Programming optimization model is stated and two scenarios are assessed: minimization of CO2 and NOx. The results show that it is feasible to obtain a fleet distribution in which emissions for any given pollutant are reduced without increase in emissions of other pollutants.

Keywords: Optimization; Bus fleet management; Bus route assignment; Green logistics; Air pollution; Environmental impact (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2015.11.003

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