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An Evolutionary Method For The Minimum Toll Booth Problem: The Methodology, Lihui Bai, Matthew T. Stamps, R. Corban Harwood, Christopher J. Kollmann
An Evolutionary Method For The Minimum Toll Booth Problem: The Methodology, Lihui Bai, Matthew T. Stamps, R. Corban Harwood, Christopher J. Kollmann
Faculty Publications - Department of Mathematics
This paper considers the minimum toll booth problem (MINTB) for determining a tolling strategy in a transportation network that requires the least number of toll locations, and simultaneously causes the most efficient use of the network. The paper develops a methodology for using the genetic algorithm to solve MINTB and presents the algorithm GAMINTB. The proposed method is tested and validated through a computational study with six example networks. Additional numerical test discovers some interesting properties for the proposed method, and provides guidelines for further application of the GAMINTB.