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The Robust Bike sharing Rebalancing Problem: Formulations and a branch-and-cut algorithm

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Autor(es):
Bruck, Bruno P. ; Coutinho, Walton P. ; Munari, Pedro
Número total de Autores: 3
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: European Journal of Operational Research; v. 325, n. 1, p. 14-pg., 2025-04-28.
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Bike Sharing Systems (BSSs) offer a sustainable and efficient urban transportation solution, bringing flexible and eco-friendly alternatives to city logistics. During their operation, BSSs may suffer from unbalanced bike distribution among stations, requiring rebalancing operations throughout the system. The inherent uncertain demand at the stations further complicates these rebalancing operations, even when performed during downtime. This paper addresses this challenge by introducing the Robust Bike Sharing Rebalancing Problem (RBRP), which relies on Robust Optimization techniques to promote better decisions in rebalancing operations in BSSs. Very few studies have considered uncertainty in this context, despite it being a common characteristic with a significant impact on the performance of the system. We present two new formulations and a tailored branch-and-cut algorithm for the RBRP. The first formulation is compact and based on the linearization of recursive equations, while the second is based on robust rounded capacity inequalities and feasibility cuts. Computational results based on benchmark instances indicate the effectiveness of our approaches to face uncertain demand in rebalancing operations and highlight the benefits of using robust solutions to support decision-making in this context. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 22/05803-3 - Problemas de corte, empacotamento, dimensionamento de lotes, programação da produção, roteamento e localização e suas integrações em contextos industriais e logísticos
Beneficiário:Reinaldo Morabito Neto
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático
Processo FAPESP: 19/23596-2 - Problemas de roteamento de veículos ricos: modelos e algoritmos para variantes determinísticas e estocásticas
Beneficiário:Pedro Augusto Munari Junior
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
Processo FAPESP: 13/07375-0 - CeMEAI - Centro de Ciências Matemáticas Aplicadas à Indústria
Beneficiário:Francisco Louzada Neto
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Centros de Pesquisa, Inovação e Difusão - CEPIDs