Geometric routing model as a new approach in mathematical modeling of wagon flows rational distribution

Abstract

In the ongoing transport and logistics researches, a coefficient of railway line non-straightness is introduced, by means of which, for the considered loading stations, the specifics of the location of the railway network in a given region are taken into account. The use of this coefficient makes it possible to increase the efficiency and practical expediency of applying the method of economic and geographical delimitation of the «influence areas» of the loading stations. As a result, it is possible to construct a mathematically substantiated geometric routing model of the territorial oligopolistic market for freight transportation formed by the considered loading stations. As an effective tool in the research process, a system of analytical calculations is used.