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Freight Modeling and Logistics 2013

Overview

TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2378 consists of 14 papers that explore strategic rail freight network optimization; mode choice modeling for freight transport; ancillary functions for smartphone weight–mile tax truck data; inventory and vehicle routing; and incorporating urban-area truck freight value into the Urban Mobility Report.

This issue of the TRR also examines dynamic collection scheduling; geographic scalability and supply chain elasticity analysis; freight mode and shipment size choice; resilience enhancement strategies for international express logistics; reliable routing and scheduling of deliveries in time-dependent networks with random delays; the estimation of empty trips in freight transportation; and regional economic impacts of charges for heavy-goods vehicles in Spain.

Source Organization Location

Washington
,
DC

Operations Area of Practice

    Freight Management

Organizational Capability Element

    Freight Management Operations

Role in Organization

Transportation Planner
Public
Senior Engineer
Researcher/Academic
Principal Engineer
Manager / First Line Supervisor
Director / Program Manager
Maintenance Staff
Technician
CEO / GM / Commissioner
Engineer
Operator
Senior Manager
Public Safety Officer
Transit Professional
Associate Engineer
Media / PIO

Publishing Organization

TRB
Issue Date