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Book Framework for Evaluation of System Impacts of Intermodal Terminals Using Commodity Flow Data

Download or read book Framework for Evaluation of System Impacts of Intermodal Terminals Using Commodity Flow Data written by Chiranjivi Sarma Bhamidipati and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the challenges attributable to increasing freight traffic and roadway congestion it is necessary to investigate opportunities for better management of goods movements. Rail-truck intermodal freight transportation can be considered as one such solution for reducing long-haul truck traffic on highways. For the rail-truck intermodal freight transportation to act as an effective transportation alternative, it is necessary to evaluate its impacts on the transportation system. A framework for evaluation of rail-truck intermodal terminal projects with qualitative and quantitative measures has been established using public goals and private stakeholder perspective. With the use of a case study, some of these measures have been evaluated. Recommendations have also made on data collection procedures for making a full scale evaluation. The case study selected for the Project is the proposed freight intermodal terminal at Petersburg, Virginia, conceived by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. This analysis formed a bridge between a region and a corridor based analysis. The key findings of the study are as follows: (a) Evaluation of an intermodal terminal project requires a systematic multi-regional modeling approach; (b) The impacts of an intermodal terminal are region and trade corridor specific; and (c) In cases where estimated intermodal rail drayage forms a small share of the overall truck traffic, the introduction of an intermodal terminal does not have substantial impacts on accessibility, mobility or safety. The study successfully developed models for estimation of impacts, including a two-stage accessibility model for drayage, a truck-rail mode choice model, truck involved crash models, and secondary local freight traffic impact model, mainly using data from the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Book Research Needs for Developing a Commodity driven Freight Modeling Approach

Download or read book Research Needs for Developing a Commodity driven Freight Modeling Approach written by Kathryn L. Peacock and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is well known that better freight forecasting models and data are needed, but the literature does not clearly indicate which components of the modeling methodology are most in need of improvement, which is a critical need in an era of limited research budgets. This effort sought to identify those components using a logistics-driven approach as a starting point. The research began by examining other states' responses to freight planning legislation. A survey was sent to 47 states to determine the types of freight planning and freight modeling that occur and to understand the current data available and data needs. Research was conducted to gather information on how the supply chain functions and how logistics decisions regarding supply chain management are made. Sample supply chains were created for a variety of commodities, and mode choice was related to the behavioral aspects of the supply chain's logistics system. Once the mode was determined, the route assignment could be determined based on the accessible freight infrastructure. It was found that not all elements of the freight modeling methodology are equally weak: indeed, trip attraction components for the production of raw materials and the dissemination of these materials from the manufacturing plant, whether to the consumer (in a traditional push system) or to a just-in-time distribution center (in the newer pull system) are adequately developed in practice. However, it is critical that future research address the following needs, listed in order of descending priority: (1) the mode choice component for delineating travel by air, truck, rail, water, or a combination thereof; (2) trip attraction equations for intermodal facilities that are used when manufacturing plants outsource key components rather than creating all components in-house, and (3) trip attraction equations for representing the flow of goods from distribution centers to the consumer.

Book Global Logistics Network Modelling and Policy

Download or read book Global Logistics Network Modelling and Policy written by Ryuichi Shibasaki and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Logistics Network Modelling and Policy provides guidelines on quality policy, covering investments, management and planning for port and hinterland infrastructure, roads, railways and inland waterway ports. The book first describes the authors’ concept and formulation models, followed by a description and analysis of the applied data. As shipping companies fiercely compete in an effort to achieve greater efficiency and impact infrastructure policy and plan for the entire supply chain, they need tactics that drive quality transportation policy and new ways to model and simulate worldwide cargo movements, all while estimating demand and capacity of systems. This book provides quantitative tools for modeling, analysis, and simulation of worldwide, inter-modal cargo movement – helping forecast the impacts of logistics and related policies in each region of the world. It covers useful applications for every region of the world, allowing policymakers to tailor results for their own specific uses. Delivers sophisticated quantitative tools for modeling simulations, providing powerful analysis of global intermodal cargo movements Features examples of tools applied to logistical policy situations in every region of the world Serves as a bridge between theory and practice in the field of freight transportation research Provides detailed, data-supported case studies and real-world examples for transportation modelers, planners and policymakers

Book A Decision Support System for Intermodal Transport Policy

Download or read book A Decision Support System for Intermodal Transport Policy written by Cathy Macharis and published by ASP / VUBPRESS / UPA. This book was released on 2008 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this informative and well-researched account, the new developments in intermodal transport are discussed, and special attention is given to evaluation models and policy measures in this field. Describing the three core models that have been either developed or enhanced to create an overall assessment framework for intermodal transport policies in Belgium--a multimodal freight model (NODUS), a discrete event-simulation model of the inland waterway network and its terminals (SIMBA), and a Location Analysis Model for Belgian Intermodal Terminals (LAMBIT)--this record analyzes the effectiveness and sustainability of policy measures in terms of modal shift, external costs, and capacity restrictions associated with the freight infrastructure network.

Book Feasibility of a Freight Movement Model

Download or read book Feasibility of a Freight Movement Model written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Assembling and Processing Freight Shipment Data

Download or read book Assembling and Processing Freight Shipment Data written by Peter Gordon and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research focuses on establishing a systematic non-survey-based method for developing an origin-destination (OD) matrix of freight flows based on secondary data sources. The estimated freight flows and concurrent passenger volumes are loaded onto the regional highway network in the greater Los Angeles area of Southern California. Economic analyses, modeling, and GIS technologies are integrated into building a GIS-based OD matrix for freight flow. In order to load the freight flows onto the regional highway network, a three-step feedback transportation model is developed. It includes trip generation, trip distribution, and traffic assignment. A doubly-constrained gravity model is used to co-distribute and calibrate personal trips and freight trips in the trip distribution step. A version of User-Optimal-Strict On Network Assignment (UO-S-NA) is used to assign all of the vehicle trips to the regional highway network.

Book Forecasting Statewide Freight Toolkit

Download or read book Forecasting Statewide Freight Toolkit written by Cambridge Systematics and published by Transportation Research Board National Research. This book was released on 2008 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Federal planning legislation and regulations now mandate that state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations consider the needs of freight when planning and programming transportation investments. While there are standard techniques used to forecast the movement of people, less attention has been paid to forecasting freight movements, and there are consequently fewer standardized techniques that state and local agencies can adapt to their local situation. This Toolkit is designed to provide transportation planners with the information they need to prepare forecasts of freight transportation by highlighting techniques successfully developed by state agencies across the country.

Book Modeling Intermodal Freight Flows Using GIS

Download or read book Modeling Intermodal Freight Flows Using GIS written by Praveen Kumar Chanda and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for analyzing Intermodal Freight Networks. A complete GIS network comprising of the seven states of 1) Illinois, 2) Indiana, 3) Iowa, 4) Michigan, 5) Minnesota, 6) Ohio and 7) Wisconsin of the upper Midwest region of United States is created using Oak Ridge National Laboratory's (ORNL) Intermodal Network Database. The GIS application for Intermodal freight flow analysis developed in this research is capable of displaying Intermodal freight flows on the transportation network, based on, "Finding Shortest Path" concept of minimizing total transportation costs. Specifically, a network capable of analyzing containerized freight movements has been developed. The research begins with an exploration of existing GIS applications and the state of the practice in the intermodal freight industry. A simple mathematical model is formulated taking into account the multiple modes and complex routing rules involved in the intermodal freight transportation. This research concludes demonstrating the ability of GIS to analyze intermodal freight flows over a transportation network.

Book Vision Zero for Sustainable Road Safety in Baltic Sea Region

Download or read book Vision Zero for Sustainable Road Safety in Baltic Sea Region written by Andras Varhelyi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-17 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers papers presented at the International Conference “Vision Zero for Sustainable Road Safety in Baltic Sea Region”, held on December 2018 at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, in Vilnius, Lithuania. Taking as a starting point the multi-national road traffic safety program Vision Zero, originated in Sweden in 1995, the book aims at showing the current situation in different countries, in terms of achieved results and new challenges in both policy implementation and available technologies. A special emphasis is given to themes such as safety of smart vehicles, human factors, public education, and urban planning. The book offers an extensive source of information and ideas concerning innovative transportation technologies and infrastructure. It addresses both researchers and decision-makers in this field.

Book Intermodal Freight Terminals

Download or read book Intermodal Freight Terminals written by Jason Monios and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-20 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much work has been done on port governance yet little has addressed intermodal terminal governance, despite the clear similarities. This book fills that gap by establishing a governance framework for situating analysis of intermodal terminals throughout their life cycle. A version of the product life cycle theory is amended with governance theory to produce a framework covering each stage of the terminal’s life cycle, from the initial planning to the many decisions taken regarding the public/private split in funding mechanisms, ownership, selecting an operator, specifying KPIs to the operator, setting fees, earning profit, ensuring fair access to all rail service operators, and finally to reconcessioning the terminal to a new operator, managing the handover and maintaining the terminal throughout its life cycle. An institutional analysis of stakeholder relations, situated within a governance framework, illuminates these issues and enables not only conceptualisation and greater understanding of the geography of intermodal transport, but also decision-making and goal-setting by planners and policy makers. This book thus has three functions: first, as a textbook on the planning and operation of intermodal terminals; second, as a presentation of recent empirical research on intermodal terminal governance; third, as a framework for future research in which the broad field of analysis of intermodal transport can be viewed through a single lens and used to inform geographers, policymakers and planners.

Book Freight Demand Modeling and Data Improvement

Download or read book Freight Demand Modeling and Data Improvement written by Keith M. Chase and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2013 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " TRB's second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Report S2-C20-RR-1: Freight Demand Modeling and Data Improvement documents the state of the practice for freight demand modeling. The report also explores the fundamental changes in freight modeling, and data and data collection that could help public and private sector decision-makers make better and more informed decisions. SHRP 2 Capacity Project C20, which produced Report S2-C20-RR-1, also produced the following items: A Freight Demand Modeling and Data Improvement Strategic Plan, which outlines seven strategic objectives that are designed to serve as the basis for future innovation in freight travel demand forecasting and data, and to guide both near- and long-term implementation: A speaker's kit, which is intended to be a "starter" set of materials for use in presenting the freight modeling and data improvement strategic plan to a group of interested professionals; and; A 2010 Innovations in Freight Demand Modeling and Data Symposium " -- publisher's description

Book Best Practices in Freight Planning

Download or read book Best Practices in Freight Planning written by Jessica Guo and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Forecasting Statewide Freight Toolkit

Download or read book Forecasting Statewide Freight Toolkit written by Cambridge Systematics and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2008 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Federal planning legislation and regulations now mandate that state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations consider the needs of freight when planning and programming transportation investments. While there are standard techniques used to forecast the movement of people, less attention has been paid to forecasting freight movements, and there are consequently fewer standardized techniques that state and local agencies can adapt to their local situation. This Toolkit is designed to provide transportation planners with the information they need to prepare forecasts of freight transportation by highlighting techniques successfully developed by state agencies across the country.