Method and System for Planning Paratransit Runs
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1. A method for paratransit run-cutting, comprising:
- determining, via a processor, expected demand over a set of time intervals for a time period from historical demand data stored in a database;
estimating a supply of vehicles required to meet a desired level of said expected demand over each of said time intervals during said time period; and
blocking together at least partial runs from said supply estimated, during said estimating, for each of said time intervals during said time period according to a set of rules.
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Abstract
A method and system for paratransit run-cutting are provided. Expected demand is determined over a set of time intervals for a time period from historical demand data stored in a database. A supply of vehicles required to meet a desired level of the expected demand over each of the time intervals during the time period is estimated. At least partial runs are blocked together from the supply estimated, during the estimating, for each of the time intervals during the time period according to a set of rules.
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1. A method for paratransit run-cutting, comprising:
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determining, via a processor, expected demand over a set of time intervals for a time period from historical demand data stored in a database; estimating a supply of vehicles required to meet a desired level of said expected demand over each of said time intervals during said time period; and blocking together at least partial runs from said supply estimated, during said estimating, for each of said time intervals during said time period according to a set of rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for paratransit run-cutting, comprising:
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a database stored in non-volatile memory of a server, said historical database storing historical demand data; a demand analysis tool for estimating expected demand over a set of time intervals for a time period from said historical demand data; a supply analysis tool for estimating a supply of vehicles required to meet a desired level of said expected demand over each of said time intervals during said time period; and a blocking tool for blocking together at least partial runs from said supply estimated for each of said time intervals during said time period according to a set of rules. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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