SINA: Crew scheduling with attendance rates for conducters in local transport at DB Regio AG

All railway companies are facing increasing competition. Operating authorities frequently invite tenders for operational services on railway lines or networks on a Europe-wide basis. One requirement in the tender documents issued to the operator is compliance with on-board staff attendance rates, i.e. a stipulated percentage of trains that need to be staffed (in the form of local public transport conductors or inspectors). In order to provide the required services as cost-efficiently as possible and avoid penalties, it is necessary to fulfil the stipulated attendance rates and make the best possible use of available personnel. The different manifestations of on-board staff attendance rates pose a significant challenge to personnel planning in the context of both tender preparation and operation. Planning requires the creation of shift schedules, which minimize the necessary deployment of personnel and satisfy the requirements of the Arbeitszeitgesetz (German Working Hours Act) and the collective bargaining agreements. The aim of the project is to develop a software solution for DB Regio AG for solving and optimizing this problem. Mathematical model formulations and powerful operations research methods are used in this context.

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Duration

10/2012 - 06/2017; since 07/2017 support and ongoing development

Involved Persons

Prof. Dr. Udo Buscher
Dipl.-Math. Kirsten Hoffmann
Dr. Janis Neufeld
M.SC. Felix Tamke
Martin Scheffler
Esther Mengelkamp
Maximilian Amedick
Benjamin Junghänel