A hierarchical production planning approach for multiprocessor flow shops p. 9 Representing labor demands in airport ground staff scheduling p. 15 Rapid mathematical programming or how to solve Sudoku puzzles in a few seconds p. 21 Standortplanung von Einsatzkraften bei Grossereignissen p. 29 Customer selection and profit maximization in vehicle routing problems p. 37 A decision support system ...

Total or shared autonomous behavior is still an open challenge for service robots. An example of such system is FRIEND (Functional robot arm with user-friendly interface for Disabled people) (Figure 1). In the project ReIntegraRob care robot FRIEND will carry out all necessary manipulations for a completely paralyzed person who with support of FRIEND will be able to work in library. The task of...

In this paper we present the application of the PLATFORM simulation tool to the evaluation of alternative management strategies of intermodal terminals. First, the Platform simulation tool is briefly introduced, then it is used in the context of Cost benefit Analysis and Multi Criteria Analysis to assess the impact of alternative investements in terminal management: adoption of computer based m...

In this paper the authors discuss the most prominent views addressing the issue of how we imitate actions. It is argued that the existing theories lay along a continuum, with the direct mapping approach at one end (Butterworth, 1990; Gray, Neisser, Shapiro, & Kouns, 1991) the Active Intermodal Matching approach (Melzoff & Moore, 1997) in the middle, and the goal-directed theory (Bekkering, Wohl...

The Intermodal Simulator for the Analysis of Pedestrian Traffic (ISAPT) is being developed for the purpose of modeling pedestrian traffic within intermodal facilities, such that designers may evaluate the impact of building design on the Level of Service provided to pedestrians. The ISAPT system models each pedestrian’s behavior individually and the collective behavior of the crowd is allowed t...

An increased role for rail freight is an objective of the British government. Limited growth potential exists in rail’s traditional bulk markets, so more non-bulk volume is needed. This paper focuses on non-bulk rail freight activity in Britain, through deskbased research and company interviews. It considers changes in both the intermodal and traditional less-than-trainload (LTL) markets over t...

The efficient and safe movement of freight is one of the important goals of urban transportation systems and vital to not only the local economy, but nationally as well. Given the importance of the freight transportation system, opportunities to utilize state of the art Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies are increasing to improve the operation of the existing infrastructure t...