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June 2008
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sensitivity analysis

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As customers will tell you, overcrowding is a problem on trains. Fortunately, mathematical modelling techniques can help to analyse the changing demands on services through the day. Tim Gent explains.

Tags: operational research : peak load management : fuzzy logic : sensitivity analysis : normal distribution