This paper analyzes the results of implementing Value Engineering (VE) into SWOT methodology undertaken in Yazd province of Iran. This is the first time that these techniques have been undertaken for fisheries sector in Iran. The study mainly aims at applying Value Engineering and SWOT techniques to achieve the best out of decision-making, and also of management issues as a whole, through the...

Transportation terminal is the key node in transport systems. Efficient terminals can improve operation of passenger transportation networks, adjust the layout of public transportation networks, provide a passenger guidance system, and regulate the development of commercial forms, as well as optimize the assembly and distribution of modern logistic modes, among others. This study aims to clarif...

This chapter introduces the four-year DEPLOY (Industrial Deployment of Advanced System Engineering Methods for High Productivity and Dependability) project to overview the context in which industrial deployment was conducted and explain how it was organised and managed. 2.1 DEPLOY Objectives, Consortium and Outcomes The overall aim of the FP7 (EC Seventh Framework Programme) Integrated Project ...

This paper presents a possible way to optimize the onsite transportation logistics of engineering works and chemical factories, which have evolved without steering or deliberate planning over time, to save costs and energy. The general methodology employed is the problem solving cycle of systems engineering. Hereby object-oriented process-based simulation, agent technology and multi-agent syste...

There is currently much interest in producing biofuel-based transportation fuels. However, since biofuel is a limited renewable resource, it is important to assess whether such fuels are both produced and used as efficiently as possible. Efficient production can be achieved in the future by integrated biorefinery operations at pulp mill sites, co-producing pulp and biofuel-based energy products...

Narrow passageways are a significant source of traffic congestion and delay in transportation networks. With traffic volumes expected to increase significantly in the foreseeable future, the effective management of these passageways is needed to mitigate the undesirable impact of these bottlenecks on transportation system safety, performance and cost. In an effort to address the significant cha...

boundaries Kyle L. Grosse, Vincent E. Dorgan, David Estrada, Joshua D. Wood, Ivan Vlassiouk, Gyula Eres, Joseph W. Lyding, William P. King, and Eric Pop Mechanical Science and Engineering, Univ. Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA Electrical and Computer Engineering, Univ. Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA Energy and Transportation Science Division, Oak R...

To satisfy transport infrastructure requirement in a country in consonance to its developmental pace, decisions must be based on more reliable, update, relevant, easily accessible and affordable information. Geographic information system for transportation has now emerged as the technology with considerable potential for achieving dramatic gains in efficiency and productivity for multitude of t...

ITE JOURNAL / DECEMBER 2005 ONE OF THE MOST FRUSTRATING aspects of being a transportation professional, especially one with an engineering background, is the seeming reluctance of elected officials to readily accept the recommendations of highly qualified technical staffs. This feature is intended to help transportation technical staffs better understand the context within which elected officia...