Models for Effective Deployment and Redistribution of Bicycles Within Public Bicycle-Sharing Systems

نویسندگان

  • Jia Shu
  • Mabel C. Chou
  • Qizhang Liu
  • Chung-Piaw Teo
  • I-Lin Wang
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Operations Research

دوره 61  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013