THE METHODOLOGY OF MODELLING TAXI RANK SERVICE

Jonas Butkevičius,Algimantas Juozapavičius

doi:10.3846/16483840.2003.10414087

Jonas Butkevičius, Algimantas Juozapavičius

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https://doi.org/10.3846/16483840.2003.10414087

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Abstract

The operation of a taxi rank as a passengers' transportation service was not researched till now by means of scientific methods. Authors of this article are suggesting the methodology for the analysis and evaluation of a taxi rank as a passengers' transportation system, when passengers pick up a taxi at taxi ranks. According to the analysis of the collected data the assumption has been made that the number of passengers coming to a taxi rank, as well as the number of taxis arriving to take passengers at a rank are distributed by Poisson distribution law controlled by specific values of parameters. This observation enables us to consider a taxi rank as a queueing system, having behavior controlled by two parameters: the expected number of taxis arriving to the rank at a time period and the expected number of passengers picking up a taxi at a rank at the same period of time. Usually values of these parameters do not coincide what makes the modelling of a taxi rank a valuable queueing system. Theoretical considerations as well as practical formulas of this at1icle lead us to the methodology of modelling the demand for taxis at a taxi rank. The methodology suggested enables to estimate the efficiency of taxi rank functioning from different points of view. A taxi company may evaluate the costs related to the outage time of a taxi, as well as the amount of taxis in a rank satisfying the demand of passengers for transportation.

Highlights

The organization of transportation of passengers by car, and especially by taxi is an important issue of city transportation system.The passengers' transportation by taxi was analyzed by many scientists in different countries- Cassidy R
While organizing the system ofpassengers' transportation by car - taxi, it is important to know regular laws of taxis and passengers arriving to a taxi rank
The authors determined that the amount of taxis arriving to a taxi rank as well as the amount of passengers in a rank obey Poisson distribution law with specific parameters

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Introduction

The organization of transportation of passengers by car, and especially by taxi is an important issue of city transportation system.The passengers' transportation by taxi was analyzed by many scientists in different countries- Cassidy R. G. [5], Me Laren J. [6], Sans B., Milot L. [7]

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