Research Article

An Agent-Based Model for Dispatching Real-Time Demand-Responsive Feeder Bus

Table 3

Comparison of CPLEX solution and heuristic solution.

ScenarioSolved time (s)Average route length (km)Average travel time (min)Average weighted walking distance (m)

CPLEX results
 3 routes3903.6711253.74
 4 routes5732.617.85253.74
 5 routes38132.296.72253.74
Heuristic results
 3 routes484.1712.44292.94
 4 routes663.159.63307.13
 5 routes822.647.89329.59
Difference
 3 routes−88%14%13%15%
 4 routes−88%21%23%21%
 5 routes−98%15%17%30%