?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F714%2F&rft.title=Optimizing+Bus+Routes+in+Nicosia&rft.creator=Gavranovic%2C+H.&rft.creator=Stojan%C4%8Devi%C4%87%2C+T.&rft.creator=Kresoja%2C+M.&rft.creator=Charalambides%2C+M.&rft.creator=Miidla%2C+P.&rft.creator=Lynott%2C+G.&rft.creator=Mallinson%2C+A.&rft.creator=Kyriakides%2C+I.&rft.subject=Transport+and+Automotive&rft.description=In+this+report+the+conclusions+by+the+team+of+experts+that+took+the+%E2%80%9DTrans-+portation+Organization+of+the+Nicosia+District+(OSEL)%E2%80%9D+challenge+are+provided.+The+challenge+was+to+identify+ways+to+improve+efficiency+of+the+bus+network+and+increase+the+utilization+of+the+network+by+the+public.+A+thorough+analysis+of+the+various+factors+that+affect+bus+route+planning+is+provided.+Moreover%2C+a+demonstration+of+a+simplified+route+planning+problem+is+described+in+order+to+motivate+further+work+on+this+topic.+Recommendations+are+provided+to+the+company+on+the+way+to+move+forward+towards+solving+the+problem+of+creating+a+bus+network+with+increased+efficiency+and+grater+appeal+to+the+public.+Specific+recommendations+include+the+collection+of+a+larger+amounts+of+data+that+can+be+used+to+generate+models+used+in+simulation+analysis.+Data+include+demographic+data+on+bus+usage+and+bus+usage+preferences+by+the+public.+In+addition%2C+data+is+required+on+bus+travel+times%2C+walking+distance+to+the+nearest+bus+stop+by+the+commuter%2C+and+traffic+data.&rft.date=2017-07-31&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F714%2F1%2FESGI125-Problem_4_OSEL-report-optimizing-bus-routes.pdf&rft.identifier=++Gavranovic%2C+H.+and+Stojan%C4%8Devi%C4%87%2C+T.+and+Kresoja%2C+M.+and+Charalambides%2C+M.+and+Miidla%2C+P.+and+Lynott%2C+G.+and+Mallinson%2C+A.+and+Kyriakides%2C+I.++(2017)+Optimizing+Bus+Routes+in+Nicosia.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++