THE SCHEDULING OF CONSUMER ACTIVITIES: WORK TRIPS

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that the scheduling of activities by consumers can be explicitly modeled in theoretically satisfactory and empirically productive way. Even in the case of urban work trips, probably one of the most tightly constrained of everyday activities, schedule shifting is found to be of quantitative importance for the understanding of urban transportation systems. Considerable effort will be required to assess fully the implications of this type of behavior for such important areas of transportation analysis as demand studies, value-of-time measurement, policy simulation, and cost-benefit analysis. Meanwhile, it seems likely that this approach can be applied productively to other goods subject to peak demands.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/1852781866
• Corporate Authors:

  Edward Elgar Publishing Limited

  Gower House, Croft Road, Aldershot
  Hants GU11 3HR,   England 
• Authors:
  • Small, K A
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 363-375
• Serial:
  • ECONOMICS OF TRANSPORT
  • Volume: 1
  • Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Needs assessment; Quality of service; Scheduling; Time dependence; Trip purpose
• Uncontrolled Terms: User needs
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00740447
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1852781866
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 23 1997 12:00AM