Book Chapter

Vehicle Routing and Scheduling with Uncertainty

Ali Qureshi

Urban Transportation and Logistics | CRC Press | Published : 2014

Abstract

Transportation is one of the most important infrastructures that sustain social and economic activities in urban environments. Motorization, which originated in the United States in the 1920s, has widely progressed all over the world. Modern life requires motorized transportation facilities, and developed countries such as the United States and the UK have developed roadway plans to manage increasing traffic demands. Advanced traffic management systems based on intelligent transportation systems (ITS) have also been introduced to improve traffic efficiency and safety. As a result, although many problems still exist in urban transportation systems, traffic efficiency and safety have significa..

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