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Assessment Methods of Flexibility: A Systematic Overview of Land Transportation Systems

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Decision Support Methods in Modern Transportation Systems and Networks

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New methodologies and applications have been introduced with the increased acknowledgment of flexibility and resilience. Flexibility have been first broadly researched in context of flexible manufacturing systems. In this chapter, systematically overview the definitions and approaches of flexibility were described. We found that development of flexibility has a great impact on the whole performance of a transportation system. Based on the overview, we analyse four city mobility plans (Budapest, Vienna, Prague, and Brno) in order to uncover how the elements of flexibility are to be identified. Finally, we recommend development directions for city mobility plans to increase the recognition and level of flexibility.

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The research was supported by the Ministry of Innovation and Technology NRDI Office within the framework of the Autonomous Systems National Laboratory Program.

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Nagy, S., Csiszár, C. (2021). Assessment Methods of Flexibility: A Systematic Overview of Land Transportation Systems. In: Sierpiński, G., Macioszek, E. (eds) Decision Support Methods in Modern Transportation Systems and Networks. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 208. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71771-1_3

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