Research Article
A Geo-Aware and VRP-Based Public Bicycle Redistribution System
Table 2
Simulation results for the VRP of Kaohsiung C-Bike (1).
| The simulation case: Kaohsiung C-Bike (36/46 stations for service) |
| Parameters | Working time: 8 h | The full capacity of vehicles: 40 bikes | Prefetch: 15 bikes | The average time of redistributing one bike: 2 min | Station safety stock: upper limit (70%), lower limit (30%), adjust value (45%) |
| | | Duration (h:min) | Route length (km) | Transit time (min) |
| The Nearest Neighbor Algorithm for the VRP (The Euclidean Distance) | Truck no. 1 | 8:18 | 48.450 | 190 | Truck no. 2 | 7:39 | 86.475 | 297 |
| | Total distance: 134.925 km | Total duration: 15:57 |
| The Nearest Neighbor Algorithm for the VRP (The Actual Distance Path) | Truck no. 1 | 7:46 | 38.805 | 153 | Truck no. 2 | 7:57 | 92.384 | 315 |
| | Total distance: 131.19 km | Total duration: 15:43 |
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