System Dynamics Simulation to Explore the Impact of a Bike Sharing System. Evidence from México

López, Pedro; Pérez, Karla Gámez; Rivera, Eleazar Puente

doi:10.35766/je19119

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“…The issue of shared electric mobility in the subject literature has been analysed in many respects and from many different perspectives [50]. Besides the environmental aspects noted above, the most frequently discussed issues are costs [51], safety [52,53], parking [53], the fleet, types of power supply, and the systems with which such vehicles are equipped [8,54], as well as infrastructure and patterns of use [51]. However, no studies have been conducted aimed at assessing the quality of e-scooter sharing services.…”

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A Sustainable Transport System—The MMQUAL Model of Shared Micromobility Service Quality Assessment

2022

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Shared micromobility is a new phenomenon being observed in urban transport. It is a response to the problems associated with congestion and environmental pollution. Small electric vehicles such as e-scooters are highly suitable for crowded city centres, often providing an alternative to private motor vehicles or public transport, and serve as a good first- and last-mile transport option. While they have become a feature of sustainable transport systems in cities, their impact on the environment often depends on the services offered by operators of this mode of personal transport. There are many tools available to measure the quality of transport, e-services and shared mobility services. However, no specific mechanism has been designed for vehicles in the field of shared e-scooters (research gap). The aim of the article is to verify whether the three dimensions identified by the authors: mobile application functions, device features, and customer service are valid for examining the quality of shared e-micromobility factors on the example of e-scooters. Based on the obtained results, the authors created the MMQUAL (MicroMobility QUALity) model, which accurately describes the quality of the studied phenomenon. The results of the study can serve as a platform for researchers interested in further exploring the issue and improving the proposed model. They may also be of commercial value to operators, who could use this tool to boost the competitiveness of their services by enhancing those features that have the greatest impact on their quality.

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A Sustainable Transport System—The MMQUAL Model of Shared Micromobility Service Quality Assessment

2022

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Bike3S: A tool for bike sharing systems simulation

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Journal of Simulation

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Vehicle sharing systems, such as bike, car or motorcycle sharing systems, are becoming increasingly popular in big cities as they provide a cheap and green means of mobility. The effectiveness and efficiency, and thus, the quality of service of such systems depends, among other factors, on different strategic and operational management decisions and policies, like the dimension of the fleet or the distribution of vehicles. In particular, the problem of agglutination of available vehicles in certain areas whereas no vehicles are available in other areas is a common problem that needs to be tackled by the operators of such sharing systems. Recently, research works have been focusing on adaptive strategies to reduce such imbalances, mainly through dynamic pricing policies. However, there is no best operational management strategy for all types of bike sharing systems, so it is of foremost importance to be able to anticipate and evaluate the potential effects of such operational management strategies before they can be successfully deployed in the wild. In this paper we present Bike3S, a simulator for a stationbased bike sharing system. The simulator performs semi-realistic simulations of the operation of a bike sharing system in a given area of interest and allows for evaluating and testing different management decisions and strategies. In particular, the simulator has been designed to test different station capacities, station distributions, and balancing strategies. The simulator carries out microscopic agentbased simulations, where users of different types can be defined that act according to their individual goals and objectives which influences the overall dynamics of the whole system.

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System Dynamics Simulation to Explore the Impact of a Bike Sharing System. Evidence from México

Cited by 2 publications

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A Sustainable Transport System—The MMQUAL Model of Shared Micromobility Service Quality Assessment

A Sustainable Transport System—The MMQUAL Model of Shared Micromobility Service Quality Assessment

Bike3S: A tool for bike sharing systems simulation

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