Towards Better Performing Transport Networks
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Towards Better Performing Transport Networks
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Author : Bart Jourquin
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2006-09-27
Towards Better Performing Transport Networks written by Bart Jourquin and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-27 with Business & Economics categories.
The performance of current transport systems is inadequate when viewed in terms of economic efficiency, sustainability and safety. Drawing together key an impressive list of contributors from the vast field of transportation economics including Kenneth Button, David Banister and Juan Carlos Martín, this book investigates transport systems, and covers a wide range of topics such as: airline markets congestion charging speed control. This informative book, ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students of economics, business and industrial studies examines the tools that are necessary to effectively measure transport systems and those that are required to improve them. Utilizing advanced tools of network analysis, the contributors challenge various pieces of conventional wisdom, in particular the view that intermodal transport is more environmentally benign than road transport.
Towards Better Performing Transport Networks
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Author : Bart Jourquin
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2006
Towards Better Performing Transport Networks written by Bart Jourquin and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Business & Economics categories.
This important book draws together key contributions in the vast field of transportation economics, including contributions from Kenneth Button, David Banister and Juan Carlos Martín covering airline markets, congestion charging and speed control.
Transportation Economics
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Author : Piet Rietveld
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Transportation Economics written by Piet Rietveld and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Freight and freightage categories.
Transitions Towards Sustainable Mobility
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Author : Jo A.E.E. van Nunen
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2011-08-19
Transitions Towards Sustainable Mobility written by Jo A.E.E. van Nunen and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-19 with Business & Economics categories.
Delivering a sustainable transport system is not just a matter of adopting a number of technological innovations to improve performance in terms of people, planet, and profits. A broader structural and societal transition is needed in technology, as well as in institutions, behavioural patterns, and the economy as a whole. In this broader view, neither the free market nor the public sector will be the unique key player in making this transition happen. Elements of such an approach are presented in this book in a number of domains: integrating transport infrastructure and land use planning, thus connecting fields that are rather unconnected in day-to-day policies; experiments with dynamic transport optimization, including reports on pilot projects to test the viability of transitions; towards reliable transport systems, describing a reversal from supply-driven towards demand-driven approaches; and sustainable logistics and traffic management, from ‘local’ city distribution to global closed supply chain loops.
Improving Reliability On Surface Transport Networks
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Author : International Transport Forum
language : en
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Release Date : 2010-05-04
Improving Reliability On Surface Transport Networks written by International Transport Forum and has been published by OECD Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-04 with categories.
This report provides policy makers with a framework to understand reliability issues in transport services, to incorporate reliability into project assessment and to design reliability management policies. It also explores a range of reliability performance measures.
Schedule Based Modeling Of Transportation Networks
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Author : Nigel H. M. Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2008-10-22
Schedule Based Modeling Of Transportation Networks written by Nigel H. M. Wilson and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-22 with Technology & Engineering categories.
"Schedule-Based Modeling of Transportation Networks: Theory and Applications" follows the book Schedule-Based Dynamic Transit Modeling, published in this series in 2004, recognizing the critical role that schedules play in transportation systems. Conceived for the simulation of transit systems, in the last few years the schedule-based approach has been expanded and applied to operational planning of other transportation schedule services besides mass transit, e.g. freight transport. This innovative approach allows forecasting the evolution over time of the on-board loads on the services and their time-varying performance, using credible user behavioral hypotheses. It opens new frontiers in transportation modeling to support network design, timetable setting, and investigation of congestion effects, as well as the assessment of such new technologies, such as users system information (ITS technologies).
Using An Ahp Anp Hybrid Methodology For Freight Transport Networks Selection Towards Sustainable Transportation
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Author : Andrea M. Graham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Using An Ahp Anp Hybrid Methodology For Freight Transport Networks Selection Towards Sustainable Transportation written by Andrea M. Graham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Freight and freightage categories.
The selection of an effective transportation network for the transport of container freight is one of the most important factors in supply chain and logistics planning. The current transport networks, hub-and-spoke and point-to-point, although optimal in many aspects are still plagued with issues in route optimization, empty travel, and bad intermodal synchronization. The trucking industry, the most utilized of all modes, offers unsustainable components in its current state that continually introduce negative impacts to an ever evolving supply chain network. This research investigates a third potentially more sustainable distributed multi-segment transportation network. This network will be compared to the traditional hub-and-spoke and point-to-point networks by use of a hybrid decision support system containing Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) and the Analytical Network Process (ANP). Through an exhaustive literature review of recent surveys conducted by public and private stakeholders of the transportation industry, seven measures have been identified to assess performance: energy safety, environmental, accessibility, costs, time and quality of life. For each measure, specific metrics have been captured to evaluate the networks to ensure they meet the goals of stakeholders as well as address several sustainability issues discussed in this study. In addition to the use of a methodological analysis, an empirical quantitative study using a well traveled interstate corridor is conducted for the three networks and their identified performance measures. Each transport network configuration is modeled individually and a simulation of the route is performed from a predetermined point of origin to destination. The resulting output of both analysis methods suggests that the distributed multi-segment network is a viable alternative but has tradeoffs with economic challenges that may make it difficult to implement.
The Future Of Intermodal Freight Transport
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Author : J. W. Konings
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2008-01-01
The Future Of Intermodal Freight Transport written by J. W. Konings and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with Business & Economics categories.
. . . the book will be a valuable resource for students, researchers, policy makers and practitioners. Competition and Regulation in Network Industries The book is well balanced. . . The authors depict the reality of this complex world and identify the right strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Bart Jourquin, European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research . . . the editors and the expert contributors provide a timely overview of the present role and challenges of intermodal freight transport. . . the book will not only be appealing to academics and researchers with an interest in the emerging field of intermodal transport research. As the book is largely kept at an executive and policy level, it is also appealing to practitioners and policy makers. . . the book is a valuable contribution to the study of intermodal freight transport as a new transportation research application field. It is an essential reading for all stakeholders in the field of intermodal freight transportation, providing them with insight and tools to address the mounting academic and practical challenges in this segment of the transport and logistics market. Theo Notteboom, Journal of Transport Geography This book explores the great challenge of increasing the scope of intermodal freight transport. In view of the current dominant role of road transport and the increasing difficulties in coping with a growing number of vehicles in an efficient and sustainable way, intermodal freight transport could be considered a viable alternative. However, the book makes recognition of the fact that there is still a need to improve the performance of the intermodal transport system. The expert contributors provide an overview of the present role of intermodal freight transport, address opportunities to significantly improve current performance, and demonstrate design and modelling tools used to analyse and support this performance. Requirements for the implementation of intermodal innovations are also prescribed, and policies needed to improve competitiveness are outlined. Many factors contributing to the performance and competitiveness of intermodal freight transport are explored, from technological and organisational innovations through to institutional settings and policy frameworks. This comprehensive range of topics will attract a broad audience including academics, researchers, policymakers and practitioners involved in the design and development of freight transport systems. It will also strongly appeal to those with an interest in the future of freight transport.
Intelligent Transportation Related Complex Systems And Sensors
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Author : Kyandoghere Kyamakya
language : en
Publisher: MDPI
Release Date : 2021-09-01
Intelligent Transportation Related Complex Systems And Sensors written by Kyandoghere Kyamakya and has been published by MDPI this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-01 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Building around innovative services related to different modes of transport and traffic management, intelligent transport systems (ITS) are being widely adopted worldwide to improve the efficiency and safety of the transportation system. They enable users to be better informed and make safer, more coordinated, and smarter decisions on the use of transport networks. Current ITSs are complex systems, made up of several components/sub-systems characterized by time-dependent interactions among themselves. Some examples of these transportation-related complex systems include: road traffic sensors, autonomous/automated cars, smart cities, smart sensors, virtual sensors, traffic control systems, smart roads, logistics systems, smart mobility systems, and many others that are emerging from niche areas. The efficient operation of these complex systems requires: i) efficient solutions to the issues of sensors/actuators used to capture and control the physical parameters of these systems, as well as the quality of data collected from these systems; ii) tackling complexities using simulations and analytical modelling techniques; and iii) applying optimization techniques to improve the performance of these systems.
Integration Decentralization And Self Organization
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Author : Rolf Nelson van Lieshout
language : en
Publisher: Rolf van Lieshout
Release Date : 2022-05-13
Integration Decentralization And Self Organization written by Rolf Nelson van Lieshout and has been published by Rolf van Lieshout this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-13 with Business & Economics categories.
Public transport brings undisputed benefits to modern-day societies. Aside from providing an affordable means to get around, its supreme efficiency in comparison with private transport plays a crucial role in curbing congestion and pollution, highlighting the importance of adequate design and operation of public transport systems. The first part of this thesis seeks to improve the planning process of public transport operators by integrating planning steps that are traditionally performed sequentially. The first study considers a combination of line planning and vehicle scheduling, and presents methods that estimate how many vehicles are required to operate a line plan, without having to compute a timetable. The second study combines timetabling and vehicle scheduling, and develops a novel optimization model for jointly optimizing a periodic timetable and vehicle circulation schedule. The second part of this thesis investigates decentralized strategies for operating public transport, with a focus on railway systems. Such strategies could be preferable over conventional centralized and schedule-based control in various scenarios. The first study in this part presents a theoretical analysis of a simple, decentralized strategy for dispatching vehicles. The second study considers the application of decentralized control to out-of-control situations in railways, which includes the development of a solution algorithm to find line plans that are suited for these circumstances. The final study in this thesis tests decentralized dispatching of both vehicles and crew in a microscopic railway simulation.