Active Balancing of Bike Sharing Systems (1st ed. 2020)

This book reports on an operational management approach to improving bike-sharing systems by compensating for fluctuating demand patterns.

The aim is to redistribute bikes within the system, allowing it to be “actively” balanced.

The book describes a mathematical model, as well as data-driven and simulation-based approaches.

Further, it shows how these elements can be combined in a decision-making support system for service providers.

In closing, the book uses real-world data to evaluate the method developed and demonstrates that it can successfully anticipate changes in demand, thus supporting efficient scheduling of transport vehicles to manually relocate bikes between stations.