A hybrid-spatial interaction model (SIM) was presented in Heppenstall et al. (2005). Despite producing promising results, the model was limited by the assumption that consumers would only buy petrol from the wards that they lived in. Research undertaken by Ning and Haining (2003) showed that the majority of consumers purchased petrol on their way to work or on shopping trips. A network model is...

This paper describes recent progress on the TRIPS architecture for developing spoken-language dialogue systems. The interactive poster session will include demonstrations of two systems built using TRIPS: a computer purchasing assistant, and an object placement (and manipulation) task.

This paper proposes a discussion of three scenarios related to French e-grocery developments, in order to identify and analyze the impacts of new forms of proximity deliveries on households’ shopping trip flows. One of our objectives will be to consider logistics solutions adopted by online retailers. Firstly, we present the two basic models of B2C: order-picking on a dedicated site and in-stor...

Travel demand is derived from activities that people have to or want to engage in. Work trips have been a primary concern for transportation researchers and an early focus of transportation modeling was on commuting behavior (Ben-Akiva and Lerman 1974; Train 1980). Subsequently, non-work activities, such as shopping or doctor visits, increasingly caught the attention of transportation analysts,...

Independent grocery shopping is a major challenge for many visually impaired (VI) individuals [1]. In 2006, we began our work on ShopTalk, a wearable system for independent blind supermarket shopping [2]. ShopTalk consisted of a small OQO computer, a wireless barcode reader, and ...

E-Business is expected to dramatically change the way business is conducted internationally, nationally, within states and at the local area level. Moreover, these changes are very likely to happen well within the planning time frames required for provision of transport infrastructure and services. E-business is defined as including e-commerce, either between Businesses to Business (B2B) or Bus...