Taxi dispatching strategies with compensations

A Multi-Agent Taxi Dispatching System

The taxi assignment problem may be categorized as a vehicle routing problem. ‎ When placed in the field of resource allocation, it is a dynamic problem in which ‎ the situation changes as the work progresses. This paper presents a new agent-based approach to tackle the taxi assignment problem. New parameters are ‎ introduced to increase the satisfaction of the drivers. The authors propose a new...

Investigating the Value of Location Information in Taxi Dispatching Services: A case study of DaZhong Taxi

Location-based service is often quoted as one of the killer applications of mobile commerce. However, there is no theoretical analysis on the real value of location information in location-based mobile services. In this paper we introduce four types of dispatching models and analyze how location information is obtained and used to support dispatch services. The value of GPS-based dispatching se...

Evaluation of Cruising Taxi Dispatching Taxi Operations in the Taipei Metropolitan Area

The most common taxi operation service consists conventionally of cruising randomly around a city to search for passengers. Because of de-regulation policies, over-supply and high vacancy rates have caused inefficient operation and low performance in the taxi market. Therefore, this paper aims to create an innovative operational service and to evaluate the environmental benefits of this service...

Optimal power dispatching strategies in smart-microgrids with storage

With the development of decentralized power sources based on renewable energy, power grids need smarter operations to be run properly. This paper investigates different procedures for the optimal power dispatching of a grid-connected prosumer with an energy storage consisting in a high speed flywheel. An off-line optimal scheduling for the day ahead aims at minimizing the cost with regards to t...

Simulating Dispatching Strategies for Automated Container Terminals