Performance Indicators for Planning Intermodal Barge Transportation Systems

Performance Indicators for Planning Intermodal Barge Transportation Systems

Various indicators are used to qualify the performance of intermodal transportation systems. Some of these are found in public documents, e.g., annual company reports, usually providing global measures such as total flow volumes, profits, and share values. While of great interest, such measures are not sufficient to support a fine analysis of different operation strategies, commercial policies,...

Indicators for Sustainable Transportation Planning

work of Abraham and Hunt (1, 2). PECAS combines concepts from traditional Walrasian (general equilibrium) economics with random utility theory. Random utility theory permits the representation of heterogeneous goods and actors with heterogeneous tastes in which the prices of goods vary by zone. The implementation of discrete choice theory by the use of logit equations also permits partial utili...

Collaborative Planning in Intermodal Freight Transportation

Very few research efforts have been spent on the coordination of plans and operations of independent carriers in an intermodal transportation chain. The impact of this lack of collaboration and coordination is shown in an accordant scenario and first ideas are presented to overcome this situation following the principles of decentralized planning.

A Revenue Management Approach for Network Capacity Allocation of an Intermodal Barge Transportation System

A Priority System for Multimodal and Intermodal Transportation Planning

Prioritization is an increasingly important concept for transportation system planning and programming. The resources for capital improvements to state and regional transportation systems are stagnant or declining. AT the same time, population growth, urban development patterns, and travel behaviors are increasing the demands placed on transportation systems. The number and range of interest gr...