GITMob meeting no. 15

This session took place on 28 October 2019 at room L202A of Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP). The topic of the session was Understanding carsharing: a business review towards relevant research insights,  presented by Masoud Alikhani, a Ph.D. student from the Doctoral Program in Engineering and Industrial Management of FEUP.

Abstract

The carsharing market has never been as competitive as it is now, and designing a viable carsharing system is challenging, and often dependent on a myriad of operational decisions that need to be supported by adequate decision-making support systems. However, there is still a “gap of understanding” of the scientific community concerning the business practices and contexts. This research aims to close this gap and highlight some relevant “research insights” by describing and analyzing the reality of 34 successful business-to-consumer carsharing organizations operating throughout the world.