â â â â â  â â â  abstract â  beijing’s industrial structure is service-oriented with a high degree of economic openness, and gdp has maintained rapid growth. this paper analyzes the international financial crisis and the impact of china’s anti-crisis policies on beijing’s economic development as well as its transmission mechanism. impact index (excluding seasonal factors) and arma model ...

MULTIMODAL MULTICOMMODITY ROUTING PROBLEM WITH SCHEDULED SERVICES Burak Ayar M.S. in Industrial Engineering Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Hande Yaman November, 2008 We study a multicommodity network flow problem faced by a third party logistics company that has the possibility of using ground and maritime transportation. We are given a set of commodities which should be picked up from their ori...

Combined research in the fields of Geographical Information Systems (GIS), transportation modelling and traffic systems has in fact finally reached the point where paths should overlap and continue in better unison between these different domains. This paper introduces methodological and experimental results of several integrated projects that include traffic monitoring systems, GIS and several...

â â â  â â â  nowadays, the world economies are rapidly moving towards being more knowledge-based economy (kbe) and supporting the force of knowledge as a vital component of economic growth. this recent acceleration in the transition to knowledge-based economy in the world, has affected regional economic performance. in this paper, we surveyed the regional convergence in knowledge-based economy...

studies pertaining convergence and its benefits for developing and underdeveloped countries, specifically latin american countries and the caribbean islands are essential because they can create the necessary grounds for further growth and development. the aim of this study is to analyze the economic growth of latin american countries and the caribbeans after their beta and sigma convergences d...

Transport corridors are receiving a growing level of attention, particularly with the surge of containerized maritime freight and the setting of more efficient time and costwise freight distribution systems. Global commodity chains, with a strong Pacific Asian component and controlled by large modal and intermodal freight operators, have become an operational reality. Particularly, the role of ...

As in every industry at risk, the human and organizational factors constitute the main stakes for maritime safety. Furthermore, several events at sea have been used to develop appropriate risk models. The investigation on maritime accidents is, nowadays, a very important tool to identify the problems related to human factor and can support accident prevention and the improv...