Group Case

A paper presented to
Dr. Charlle Sy
Faculty, Industrial Engineering Department
Gokongwei College of Engineering
De La Salle University Manila

In partial fulfillment of the requirements in

Operations Research 2 (INOPER2)
rd
3 Trimester, Academic Year 2014-2015

Submitted by
ARANGUREN, Maria Bernadette
BATO, Ryna Patricia Mangahis
BRAVO, Maria Ysabela
LIM, Dorothy Mei

13 April 2015
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PROBLEM PRESENTATION
Hideyoshi Hiraku works as a logistics manager at Port Town-nishi (P12) at Nanko Port
Town line. Her apartment is at Dainichi (T11) at Tanimachi line. Since she reports for wok
everyday using the Osaka subway, she wants to find out the shortest path and the total duration to
Port Town-nishi minimizing travel time. If the waiting time at each interchange is at average 3
minutes, what is the new travel time in total? What is the new optimal route?
REQUIREMENTS
(a) Shortest path from Dainichi (T11) at Tanimachi line to Port Town-nishi (P12) at Nanko Port
Town line (new optimal route) for: Alternative 1 without consideration of the waiting time;
Alternative 2 with consideration of the waiting time at the platform.
(b) Total duration of the shortest path made (new travel time) for each of the alternatives.
INFORMATION USED
The subway route map of the problem is located in Appendix A. The Osaka Subway
travel times can be seen in Appendix B.
SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM

Figure 1.Possible Station Routes

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Figure 1 shows the possible station routes that Hiraku can take to reach her destination.
The s represents the starting station in Dainichi (T11) while t represents the destination
station of Port Town-nishi (P12). The numbers on the lines represent the travel time in minutes
from station to station.
There were a total of two solution alternatives made for the problem and are presented as
follows. Alternative 1 does not take into consideration the waiting time, while Alternative 2 takes
consideration of it.
ALTERNATIVE 1 No waiting time
In order to formulate the equations, the diagram was converted to one with numerical
values for each station, as can be seen below:

Figure 2.Alternative 1 Possible Station Routes in Numerical Representations

The shortest path methodology, particularly Djikstras Algorithm, was used to solve the
problem. The composed algorithm can be found on the next page.
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DJIKSTRAS ALGORITHM FOR ALTERNATIVE 1

s 1

10

[0 5 14 18 21 19 14 17 21 21 22

11 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 20 t

22

24

24

24

25

28

28

27 39 52]

23

s=0

t 10 =21+ 1=22

t 1 =5

t 11 =min t 511 =19+4=23

t 811 =21+ 1=22

t 2 =5+9=14
t 12 =min

t 3 =14+ 4=18

t 13 =min t 1013=22+ 2=24

t 1213=23+ 1=24

t 4=18+3=21

t 5 =min

t 912 =21+2=23
t 1112=22+3=25

t 25=14+ 5=19
t 35=18+ 2=20

t 14 =min

t 6 =5+9=14

t 4 14 =21+ 5=26
t 1114=22+ 2=24

t 15 =min t 1215=23+1=24
t 1415=24+2=26

t 7 =14+3=17
t 16 =min

t 8=min t 58 =19+ 2=21

t 78=17 +5=22

t 1316=24+2=26
t 1516=24+1=25

t 17 =24+ 4=28
t 9=min

t 79=17 +4=21
t 89=21+2=23

t 18 =min t 1518 =24+ 4=28

t 1718=28+ 2=30
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t 20 =27+12=39

t 19 =min t 1619=25+2=27
t 1819=28+2=30

t=39+13=52 Shortest Path: s16791215161920t

ALTERNATIVE 2 With waiting time of 3 minutes

Figure 1 was again used to make a similar shortest path map. The same numerical values
were used on the same stations, as can be seen in Figure 3 below. The letter s still represents
the starting point and t still represents the finishing point.

Figure 3.Alternative 2 Possible Station Routes in Numerical Representations

Djikstras algorithm was also used for this alternative, and the algorithm can be seen on
the next page.

s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 t
[0 5 17 21 24 25 14 20 25 24 28 26 26 30 28 27 31 32 31 36 51 67]
t 10 =24+1+3 =28

s=0

* 3 minutes is added to the node time if colour of

current
and previous arc are different
t arc=25+4=29

t 1 =5

t 2 =5+9+3 =17

due to possible timesaving in interchanges.

t 12 =min

t 3 =17+ 4=21

t 4=21+3=24

5 a11

t 11 =min
4+35=33
5 b11 =26+
** tPaths
to nodes
to 7 are still considered when
t
=25+1=26
811
calculating
for node times using nodes 5 and 7

t 912=24 +2=26
t 1112=26+3+3 =32

t 13 =min t 1013=28+2+3 =33

t 1213=26 +1+3 =30

t 5 =min t 25=17+5+3 =25

t 35=21+2+3 =26

t 14 =min t 4 14 =24+5+3 =32

t 1114=26 +2=28

t 6 =5+9=14

t 7 =min t 6 a7=14 +3+3 =20

t 6 b7=14+ 6=20

t 5 a8=25+2+3 =30
t 8=min t 5 b8=26+ 2=28
t 7 a8=20+ 5+3 =28
t 7 b8=20+5=25

t 15 =min

t 1215=26+ 1=27
t 1415=28+2+3 =33

t 16 =min t 1316=30+2+3 =35

t 1516=27+1+3 =31

t 17 =28+4=32
Shortest Path:

t 7 a9=20+ 4=24
t 9=min t 7 b9=20+4 +3 =27
t 89=25+2+3 =30

s16 a791215161920t
t 1518=27+ 4=31
t 18 =min

t 1718=32+
or 2+ 3 =37
s16 a791215181920t

t 19 =min t 1619=31+ 2+ 3 =36

t 1819 =31+ 2+ 3 =36

t 20 =36+12+3 =51

t=51+13+3 =67 CONCLUSION

a. To minimize travel time (without accounting for waiting time at the platform), the following
route must be taken by Hiraku. The total travel time for this route is 52 minutes.
1. Take the Tanimachi line from starting point, Dainichi then alight at Tenjimbashisuji,
transfer to line Sakaisuji toward Tengachaya and alight at Nippombashi.
2. Transfer to Midosuji line toward Nakamozu and alight at Daikokucho.
3. Transfer to Yotsubashi line toward Suminoekeon and alight at the last stop.
4. Transfer to Nanko Port Town Line and alight at Port Town-nishi.
b. To minimize travel time while accounting for the 3-minutes waiting time at the platform,
Hiraku must take the following route. The total travel time for this route is 67 minutes.
1. Take the Tanimachi line from starting point, Dainichi then alight at Tenjimbashisuji,
transfer to line Sakaisuji toward Tengachaya and alight at Dobutsuen-mae.
2. Transfer to Midosuji line toward Esaka and alight at Daikokucho.
3. Transfer to Yotsubashi line toward Suminoekeon and alight at the last stop.
4. Transfer to Nanko Port Town Line and alight at Port Town-nishi.
**Another option is to alight at Nipponbashi station at Sakaisuji line. Transfer to
Sennichimae line towards Nodahanshin and alight at Namba, then transfer to Yotsubashi line
for the same travel time.

Appendix A Subway Route Map

Appendix B Osaka Subway Travel Times
Midosuji Line
Tanimachi Line
Esaka - Origin Dainichi Origin
0 min
0 mins
Higashimikuni Moriguchi
2mins
3 mins

Sakaisuji Line
Tenjimbashisuji
0 mins
Ogimachi
2 mins

Nanko Port Line

Cosmosquare
0 mins
Trade Centermae

Nagahori Line
Taisho
0 mins
Dome-mae
2 mins

Chuo Line
Cosmosquare
0 mins
Osakako
4mins

Shin-Osaka
4mins
Nishinakajima
5 mins
Nakatsu
8 mins
Umeda
10 mins
Yodoyabashi
13 mins
Hommachi
14 mins
Shinsaibashi
16 mins
Namba
18 mins
Daikokucho
20 mins
Dobutsuenmae
22 mins
Tennoji
24 mins
Showacho
27 mins
Nishitanabe
29 mins
Nagai
31 mins
Abiko
32 mins
Kitahanada
35 mins
Shinkanaoka
38 mins
Nakamozu
41 mins

Taishibashi
5 mins
Sembayashi
6 mins
Sekime
8 mins
Noe-Uchindai
10 mins
Miyakojima
12 mins
Tenjimbashisuji
6
14 mins
Nakazakicho
16 mins
Higashi-Umeda
18 mins
Minamimorimac
hi
20 mins
Temmabashi
23 mins
Tanimachi 4
25 mins
Tanimachi 6
26 mins
Tanimachi 9
28 mins
Shitennoji-mae
30 mins
Tennoji
32 mins
Abeno
33 mins
Fuminosato
35 mins
Tanabe
37 mins
Komagawa
39 mins
Hirano
41 mins
Kire-Uriwari
44 mins
Deto
46 mins
Nagahara
48 mins
Yao-minami
51 mins

Minamimorimac
hi
3mins
Kitahama
5 mins
Sakaisuji
7 mins
Nagahoribashi
9 mins
Nippombashi
10 mins
Ebisucho
12 mins
Dobutsuen-mae
14 mins
Tengachaya
17 mins
Yotsubashi Line
Nishi-Umeda
0 mins
Higobashi
1 min
Hommachi
3 mins
Yotsubashi
5 mins
Namba
6 mins
Daikokucho
8 mins
Hanazonocho
10 mins
Kishinosato
12 mins
Tamade
14 mins
Kitakagaya
17 mins
Suminoekoen
20 mins

2 mins
Nakafuto
4mins
Port Town-nishi
6 mins
Port Townhigashi
7 mins
Ferry Terminal
10 mins
Nanko-higashi
12 mins
Nanko-guchi
13 mins
Hirabayashi
16 mins
Suminoekeon
19 mins
Sennichimae
Line
Nodahanshin
0 mins
Tamagawa
1 min
Awaza
4 mins
Nishinagahori
5 mins
Sakuragawa
8 mins
Namba
10 mins
Nippombashi
11 mins
Tanimachi 9
13 mins
Tsuruhashi
15 mins
Imazato
18 mins
Shin-Fukae
20 mins
Shoji
22 mins
Kita-Tatsumi
24 mins
Minami-Tatsumi
27 mins

Nishinagahori
Asashiobashi
4 mins
6 mins
Nishiohashi
Bentencho
5 mins
9 mins
Shinsaibashi
Kujo
7 mins
11 mins
Nagahoribashi Awaza
8 mins
13 mins
Matsuyamachi Hommachi
10 mins
15 mins
Tanimachi 6
Sakaisuji
11 mins
16 mins
Tamatsukuri
Tanimachi 4
13 mins
18 mins
Morinomiya
Morinomiya
15 mins
20 mins
Osaka Business Midoribashi
Pk
22 mins
17 mins
Fukaebashi
Kyobashi
24 mins
19 mins
Takaida
Gamo 4
26 mins
22 mins
Nagata
Imafuku-Tsurumi
29 mins
24 mins
Yokozutsumi
Imazatosuji Line
26 mins
Itakano
Tsurumi0 mins
Ryokuchi
Zuiko 4
28 mins
2 mins
Kadoma-minami Daido-Toyosato
32 mins
4mins
TaishibashiImaichi
7 mins
Shimizu
9 mins
Shimmori
12 mins
Sekime-Seiiku
14 mins
Gamo 4
16 mins
Shigino
18 mins
Midoribashi
20 mins
Imazato
23 mins