An integrated optimization model for train crew management

An integrated optimization model for train crew management

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Article ID: iaor2003106
Country: Netherlands
Volume: 108
Issue: 1
Start Page Number: 211
End Page Number: 224
Publication Date: Nov 2001
Journal: Annals of Operations Research
Authors: , , , ,
Keywords: transportation: rail
Abstract:

Train crew management involves the development of a duty timetable for each of the drivers (crew) to cover a given train timetable in a rail transport organization. This duty timetable is spread over a certain period, known as the roster planning horizon. Train crew management may arise either from the planning stage, when the total number of crew and crew distributions are to be determined, or from the operating stage when the number of crew at each depot is known as input data. In this paper, we are interested in train crew management in the planning stage. In the literature, train crew management is decomposed into two stages, crew scheduling and crew rostering, which are solved sequentially. We propose an integrated optimization model to solve both crew scheduling and crew rostering. The model enables us to generate either cyclic rosters or non-cyclic rosters. Numerical experiments are carried out over data sets arising from a practical application.

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