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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-18332| Publication type: | Conference paper |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | User-based redistribution in free-floating bike sharing systems |
| Authors: | Heitz, Christoph Etschmann, Roman Stoeckle, Raoul Bachmann, Thomas Templ, Matthias |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-030-18500-8_69 10.21256/zhaw-18332 |
| Proceedings: | Operations Research Proceedings 2018 |
| Page(s): | 555 |
| Pages to: | 562 |
| Conference details: | Annual International Conference of the German Operations Research Society (GOR), Brussels, Belgium, 12-14 September 2018 |
| Issue Date: | 2019 |
| Series: | Operations Research Proceedings |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Springer |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Cham |
| ISBN: | 978-3-030-18499-5 978-3-030-18500-8 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Bike sharing; Mobility; Operations management; Simulation |
| Subject (DDC): | 003: Systems |
| Abstract: | We investigate the problem of user-based redistribution for free-floating bike sharing systems (BSS). We present a stochastic model of the bike dynamics and we show that the spatial distribution of bikes is correlated. This is specific to free-floating systems and it results in a substantially reduced service level. Offering incentives to users may stimulate them to change their behavior and usage pattern. We analyze drop-off incentives, derive an incentive methodology and study its potential. We show that by implementing a smart incentive system, the number of bikes for establishing a specific service level can be reduced significantly, even if only a minority of users participates. Under realistic behavioral assumptions, 30–50% reduction of bikes is achievable, which converts into substantial costs savings for the operator. Our research was carried out in the context of the development of the new e-bike sharing system “smide” in Zurich, launched in 2017. The incentive approach has been implemented and tested in a field test. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/18332 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | School of Engineering |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Data Analysis and Process Design (IDP) |
| Published as part of the ZHAW project: | Entwicklung eines stationsungebundenen E-Bike-Sharing-Services mit Nutzer-Coproduction |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Engineering |
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