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Route assignment, route choice, or traffic assignment concerns the selection of routes between origins and destinations in transportation networks. It is the fourth step in the conventional transportation forecasting model, following trip generation, trip distribution, and mode choice. The zonal interchange analysis of trip distribution provides origin-destination trip tables. Mode choice analysis tells which travelers will use which mode. To determine facility needs and costs and benefits, we need to know the number of travelers on each route and link of the network. We need to undertake traffic assignment. Suppose there is a network of highways and transit systems and a proposed addition. We first want to know the present pattern of traffic delay and then what would happen if the addition were made. Wikipedia →

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  2. Skim a recent paper: A reinforcement learning-based hyper-heuristic for AGV task assignment and route planning in parts-to-picker warehousesInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Route choiceThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Dynamic modeling, assignment, and route guidance in traffic networksCited 286 times
  5. Go sideways: Trip distributionA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Routing and wavelength assignmentA closely related topic

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