Article ID: | iaor1993579 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 16 |
Start Page Number: | 209 |
End Page Number: | 219 |
Publication Date: | May 1992 |
Journal: | Transportation Planning and Technology |
Authors: | Al-Haboubi Mohammad H., Al-Senan Shukri, H. |
Keywords: | programming: linear |
Transporting pilgrims at Mekka (Saudi Arabia) has been a major concern to the local authorities. As a part of the ritual of the pilgrimage, each year an estimated 1.5 million pilgrims have to move between two locations around Mekka (Arafat and Muzdalifa) in a short time with severe space constraints. Efforts to solve the problem have centered on utilizing the existing facilities without major capital intensive construction projects. In this paper, a mathematical programming model is developed to optimize the flow of passengers by considering various modes of transportation and deciding on the optimum share of each mode in the existing space.