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AN INTEGRATED OPTIMIZATION FRAMEWORK FOR

URBAN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

AND CITY LOGISTICSRodrigo Rezende Amaral

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND PR ODUCT DESIGN

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MOTIVATION

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Transportation Economics

MOTIVATION

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Transportation Economics

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Commuter

Commuter

Logistic operator

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Companies do NOT aim to reduce costs, but to maximize profits .

FRAMEWORK

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FRAMEWORK

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FRAMEWORK

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EXPERIMENT

Driving directions

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Minimizes “expected” distance between two points

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EXPERIMENT

Minimizes “expected” distance between two points

Does it minimize “expected” route lengths?

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EXPERIMENT

Minimizes “expected” distance between two points

Does it minimize “expected” route lengths?

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EXPERIMENT

Minimizes “expected” distance between two points

Does it minimize “expected” route lengths?

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EXPERIMENT

Driving directions

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Driving directions

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Driving directions

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EXPERIMENT

Driving directions

BETTER FOR LOGISTICS

BETTER FOR COMMUTERS

CONCLUSIONS

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CONCLUSIONS

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• Insights on the response of logistic operators

• Better estimation of the costs

• Forecast of the future traffic demand

• Design of alternative solutions: “how” and “how much”

Rodrigo Rezende Amaral

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND PRODUCT DESIGN

rodrigo.rezendeamaral@ugent.be

www.ugent.be

Ghent University

@ugent

Ghent University