An enhanced model for minimizing fuel consumption under block-queuing in a drive-through service system

    Authors

    C. H. Reilly;J. Berglin

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Transport. Res. Part D-Transport. Environ.

    Keywords

    Environmental Studies; Transportation; Transportation Science &; Technology

    Abstract

    We present a new model for determining the optimal block-size under block-queuing in a simple, single-channel queue at a drive-through service facility. With block-queuing, a queue is partitioned into an active section and a passive section, where drivers are asked to turn off their engines until the active section clears. Our model prescribes a block-size, i.e., a maximum number of vehicles in the active section, that minimizes the expected amount of fuel consumed in the queue. It can assess the effects of the traffic intensity, the service-time variance, and the proportion of compliant drivers in the passive section on the optimal block-size and on fuel consumption in the queue. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Transportation Research Part D-Transport and Environment

    Volume

    9

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2004

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    221

    Last Page

    228

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000220929200005

    ISSN

    1361-9209

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