ON USE OF MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING IN THE EVALUATION OF TRANSPORT POLICIES

This paper focuses on the evaluation processes by which decisions regarding transportation alternatives can be assisted. A multidimensional approach usually called multiple criteria decision making is required to represent the complexity of transportation policy and systems. The multiple criteria decision making techniques can be divided into two groups. The first is based on a ranking scheme approach and the second on a mathematical programming approach. The results suggest that multiple objective mathematical programming techniques in general do not appear to be appropriate in transportation policy analysis involving mutually exclusive alternatives. Their use can be limited to special cases in the private sector. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • ABOUL-ELA, M T
  • Wilson, F R
  • STEVENS, A M
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 267-273
• Serial:
  • Transportation Planning and Technology
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0308-1060
  • Serial URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/gtpt20/current

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Analysis; Buses; Classification; Computer programming; Computer programs; Costs; Decision making; Evaluation; Fuel consumption; Mathematical models; Noise; Policy; Public transit; Speed; Strategic planning; Traffic congestion; Traffic engineering; Transportation; Transportation policy
• Uncontrolled Terms: Programming
• Geographic Terms: United States
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 1394: Catalytic converter; 8513: Classification; 632: Congestion (traffic); 224: Cost; 2248: Decision process; 232: Fuel consumption; 6473: Mathematical model; 173: Policy; 141: Priority (gen); 744: Public transport; 8645: Software; 6748: Sound; 5408: Speed; 655: Traffic engineering; 1155: Transport; 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00370912
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1983 12:00AM