Transport In The Eu Statistical Pocketbook 2023
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EU Transport in Figures
Transport represents a crucial sector of the economy. This publication provides an overview of the most recent and most pertinent annual transport-related statistics in Europe. It covers the European Union and its 27 Member States (EU-27) and, as far as possible, the current EU candidate countries, the EFTA countries and UK. The content of this pocketbook is based on a range of sources including Eurostat, international organisations and associations, national statistics and, where no data were available, own estimates. Own estimates have mainly been produced to get an idea of the EU total. At the level of individual countries, they are merely indicative and should by no means be interpreted as official data.
Logistics in Transition
International cooperation is essential for fostering global connectivity and building resilient logistics systems. Geopolitical shifts and climate change present significant challenges that could disrupt the efficient operation of these systems. In the face of global instability, diversification and redundancy in transportation systems and modes are vital, with supply security forming the backbone of the global economy's smooth functioning. How can the resilience of value chains be bolstered amidst geopolitical pressures while navigating these dual transitions? How can logistics adapt to and capitalize on the new wave of potentially protectionist industrial policies? What strategies can be employed to mitigate risks, particularly for Europe, Italy, and the businesses involved?
Optimization Models for Shift Scheduling for Train Dispatchers
Author: Rabii Zahir
language: en
Publisher: Linköping University Electronic Press
Release Date: 2024-09-25
Train dispatchers play a vital role for safe and efficient railway operations. Their role includes several tasks, such as controlling train movements, maneuvering railway infrastructures (e.g., switches and signals), communicating with train crew and maintenance contractors. Dispatching centers operate around the clock, resulting in a high risk of fatigue for dispatchers, especially during night shifts. Moreover, dispatchers’ cognitive performance deteriorates when workload levels are too high. Although workload is a subjective measure, it is correlated with task load, i.e., the number of tasks executed in a given period of time. A preventive approach against too high workload levels is to account for the task load already during the scheduling phase. Currently, shifts are scheduled manually, which is a very complex task that cannot guarantee a satisfying quality both in terms of high efficiency and balanced workload levels. The aim of this thesis is to create a scheduling framework, based on mathematical optimization models, that supports shift planners in their work. The framework helps in automatizing the scheduling process and improves the quality of the resulting shifts. Our initial approach is to use our models to figure out the required staffing levels and produce baseline schedules, and then improve these by increasing their attractiveness. To achieve this goal, we conduct three related studies considering the case of Malm¨o dispatching center. The studies result in different optimization models for shift scheduling of train dispatchers. We present the complete results in the following three papers: In the first paper, we build an optimization model for one-day shift scheduling, where the objective function is to minimize the number of needed dispatchers. Moreover, we analyze the impact on the computation time of different parameters, such as the number of geographical areas and how these are combined. The results of the experiments are obtained within acceptable run times for real-world size instances. In the second paper, we suggest a stronger formulation of the previous model; in addition, we focus on improving the quality of the shifts. The improvements consider avoiding undesirable start times (between 00 and 05 am) and too short shifts (shorter than 6h). Our major contribution in this paper is giving four approaches for defining and modeling area-dispatcher-assignment switches, called handovers, which occur when a dispatcher changes the assigned controlled areas during a shift. Two of these approaches gave promising results for solving real-world size instances to optimality within acceptable run times. In the third paper, we increase the time horizon from one day to a week. We do this by combining the resulting shifts from some instances in the second paper where we consider a list of legal constraints, such as resting time between shifts, weekly rest and the total weekly working hours. In addition, we analyze the impact of the variability in shift lengths on the quality of the weekly schedules.