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A Waypoint-Based Flow Capture Location Model for Siting Facilities on Transportation Networks

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We introduce a waypoint-based flow capture location model (WbFCLM) for siting facilities on networks with the objective of maximally capturing flows. The advantages of the waypoint-based formulation are that (1) demand is modeled along observed trajectories rather than assumed travel paths, and (2) demand is allowed to vary across geographic space. We demonstrate the WbFCLM using a test dataset derived from vehicle tracking data. Though solving the WbFCLM can require considerable computing power, it can be used to site facilities on networks where both flows and demand vary spatially.

Source: Future Transportation

DOI: 10.3390/futuretransp5030093

Authors: Joni Downs, Yujie Hu, Ran Tao

Institutions: University of South Florida, University of Florida

Language: English

Topic: Facility Location and Emergency Management

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,207