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Recent Developments in Transport Modelling - Lessons for the Freight Sector (Hardcover)
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Recent Developments in Transport Modelling - Lessons for the Freight Sector (Hardcover)
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This book is intended for transportation professionals interested
in the role of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs),
and freight transport modeling and policy. It is dedicated to the
memory of Professor Marvin L. Manheim, the father of modern
Transportation Systems Analysis (TSA), who founded the World
Conference on Transport Research Society, and is considered the
foremost visionary of ICTs, transportation, and logistics. The book
is divided into three main parts. The first part is about Professor
Marvin L. Manheim and his path breaking contributions to
transportation. The main chapter, written by him, is based on the
keynote presentation he delivered at the opening session of the
1998 World Conference on Transport Research in Antwerp. It presents
his vision for the role of ICTs in transport; a vision that was
revolutionary in 1998 and is still valid and relevant today. The
first part also includes an overview written by his widow and
collaborator, Mary-Beth Manheim, describing his scientific
contributions. The remainder of the book, parts two and three, is
about freight transport modeling and policy, and presents an
application of Manheim's TSA paradigm. More specifically, the
second part presents the recent advances in freight modeling. The
chapters begin with a model of the linkages between freight and the
macro-economic environment, and end with models of the detailed
aspects of logistics choices such as mode of transport,
transshipments, and shipment size. Topics covered in part two also
include predictions of production to consumption freight flows
through the use of multi regional input-output models, choice
analysis using freight market research surveys, and estimation of
value of quality attributes and value of time in freight transport.
Finally, part three of the book describes how the freight models,
covered in part two, are used to develop local and regional
transport policies.
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