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Qiannan Tian¹, Jie Li², Guoxuan Huang¹

¹Hubei Logistics Development Research Center, Hubei University of Economics, Wuhan, Hubei, China.

|December 22, 2022

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This study optimizes airport ground service task assignments to maximize benefits. Reducing crew qualification requirements significantly improved task completion efficiency by 20.82%.

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Area of Science:

Operations Research
Aviation Management
Logistics Optimization

Background:

Airport ground services involve complex task assignments.
Efficient resource allocation is critical for operational success.
Current methods may not fully optimize task-crew matching.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an optimized model for airport ground service task assignment.
To maximize the total benefit derived from assigned tasks.
To investigate the impact of crew qualifications on assignment efficiency.

Main Methods:

Integer linear programming formulation for task assignment.
Development of a branch-and-price algorithm for optimal solutions.
Implementation of an acceleration strategy to improve computational speed.

Main Results:

The branch-and-price algorithm effectively solves large-scale instances.
The proposed acceleration strategy significantly reduces computation time.
Reducing crew qualification requirements led to a substantial 20.82% increase in objective value.

Conclusions:

The developed algorithm provides an effective approach to airport ground service task assignment.
Optimization of task-crew matching can lead to significant operational benefits.
Flexibility in crew qualifications can enhance overall efficiency.