CITY LOGISTICS. NETWORK MODELLING AND INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

City logistics is the process of totally optimising urban logistics activities by considering the social, environmental, economic, financial and energy impacts of urban freight movement. This book focuses on modelling City Logistics. Highlighted are the formulation of mathematical models of vehicle routing and scheduling with Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), optimal terminal locations and impact estimation by City Logistics measures. The book presents a theoretical and practical treatment of modelling City Logistics based on ITS and the Global Positioning and Geographical Information Systems.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Elsevier

  The Boulevard, Langford Lane
  Kidlington, Oxford  United Kingdom  OX5 1GB
• Authors:
  • TANIGUCHI, E
  • Thompson, Russell G
  • YAMADA, T
  • van Duin, R
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 252 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impacts; Freight terminals; Freight traffic measurement; Geographic information systems; Global Positioning System; Intelligent transportation systems; Logistics; Traffic congestion; Urban goods movement
• Subject Areas: Environment; Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00808423
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0080439039
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 7 2001 12:00AM