A DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE FLEET PLANNING

被引:28
作者
COUILLARD, J
机构
[1] University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
关键词
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; VEHICLE FLEET PLANNING; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING;
D O I
10.1016/0167-9236(93)90009-R
中图分类号
TP18 [人工智能理论];
学科分类号
081104 ; 0812 ; 0835 ; 1405 ;
摘要
A decision support system (DSS) is developed to solve the fleet planning problem. The system can be used by fleet managers to plan fleet size and mix. The decision support system was designed to assist managers in every step of the planning process: (i) To forecast demand; (ii) to determine relevant criteria; (iii) to generate alternative plans; (iv) to assess alternative plans with respect to the criteria determined in ii); and (v) to choose 'the best' plan. Emphasis of the decision support system is on flexibility. Another important feature of the decision support system is that it uses both a multicriteria approach to evaluate alternative plans and a stochastic programming model to generate plans. The system can be used to answer a wide variety of 'What if' questions with potentially significant cost impacts. The example provided shows how the DSS can be useful to improve vehicle fleet planning.
引用
收藏
页码:149 / 159
页数:11
相关论文
共 17 条
[1]  
AVRAMOVICH D, 1982, INTERFACES, V12
[2]   COMBINATION OF FORECASTS [J].
BATES, JM ;
GRANGER, CWJ .
OPERATIONAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY, 1969, 20 (04) :451-&
[3]   VEHICLE FLEET PLANNING IN THE ROAD TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY [J].
COUILLARD, J ;
MARTEL, A .
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT, 1990, 37 (01) :31-36
[4]  
COUILLARD J, 1987, 7TH INT S FOR BOST
[5]  
DAVIGNON, 1980, DS8021 FSA U LAV
[6]   VEHICLE FLEET COMPOSITION [J].
ETEZADI, T ;
BEASLEY, JE .
JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY, 1983, 34 (01) :87-91
[7]  
GASCON A, 1979, RR8 GREP U LAV FS AD
[8]   SIZE AND COMPOSITION OF A ROAD TRANSPORT FLEET [J].
GOULD, J .
OPERATIONAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY, 1969, 20 (01) :81-&
[9]  
KIRBY P, 1959, OPERATIONAL RES Q, V10, P252
[10]  
LEVY L, 80001 U MAR COLL BUS