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Semi-integrated approaches to airline crew scheduling

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Oct 9, 2018   03:30 PM — 04:30 PM

Frédéric Quesnel Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada

Airline crew scheduling is usually divided in two steps : the crew pairing problem (CPP) and the crew rostering problems (CRP). The goal of the CPP is to find feasible pairings (sequence of flights corresponding to a few days of work for a crew member) at minimum cost. The CRP then uses these pairings in order to create feasible schedule that satisfy as many employee preferences as possible, while respecting a set additional constraints, such language qualification requirements on international flights. The main challenge with this two-phase approach is that the pairings generated by the CPP are often unsuitable for the objective of the CRP. In this talk, I present multiple CPP variants that tackle this issue by considering crew information at the pairing level. I propose algorithmic improvements that deal with the increased complexity of each of these variant, and provide some results for real-world instances.


Coffee and biscuits will be offered at the beginning of the seminar.
Welcome to everyone!

François Soumis organizer

Location

Room 4488
André-Aisenstadt Building
Université de Montréal Campus
2920, chemin de la Tour
Montréal QC H3T 1J4
Canada

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