Optimisation methods for the multi-period petrol station replenishment problem: A case study at AMCS

The petrol distribution problem is well-known in the literature as the Petrol Station Replenishment Problem (PSRP). This research concerns a "rich" version of the multi-period PSRP with real-life characteristics, to represent the complexity of the practical problem. The planning is optimised over multiple days, since stations do not need to be...

Modelling urban freight transport in the context of decarbonising transport in Europe: A case study of the Groot-Rijnmond urban area with possibilities for model transferability

Urban freight transport is a significant cause of CO2 emissions. This creates the need to implement CO2 mitigation measures for freight transport in cities. The International Transport Forum (ITF) is currently working on an EU-funded programme, the Decarbonising Transport initiative, to assess CO2 mitigation measures. However, there is no model...

Assignment of walking trips to pedestrian network in the context of the 4-steps travel demand model: A macro-scale approach of walking

In the transportation planning process, the Four Step Model (FSM) is used to define the needs and requirements of the transportation system within a city or a region. Despite its wide use, the model is focused on vehicular trips and fails to represent the demand of walking activity. The limited work that has been performed to address the...

A behavioral shipment-based model of freight tour formation

Tour formation is a distinguishing feature of freight transportation. An increasing amount of research is dedicated to the consideration of tour formation in freight simulation models, but these tour formation models lack statistical calibration on empirical data, do not represent shipments explicitly, or focus on a narrow segment of freight...

Transportation and spatial impact of automated driving in urban areas: An application to the Greater Copenhagen Area

Vehicle automation has the potential to disrupt the status quo of urban transportation, because it adds a new mode of transportation by taking away the task of the driver. The projections of estimations of the impacts of this new technology are based on many uncertainties and are thus largely unknown. A literature review showed that a wide...