Assessing the value of information for retail distribution of perishable goods

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are integral to the optimization of intermodal freight traffic in urban areas, particularly the distribution of perishable good from terminal to retailers in urban areas. Using RFID and GPS technology, carriers currently collect real-time information about the traffic network. This data can be used to estimate future travel times, but the value of implementing such systems has not been calculated. Researchers used a series of different algorithms to test the value of different datasets from the urban network of Rome, with focus on the types of algorithms and the different data sources.

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  http://www.springerlink.com/content/j6r72332tv6jp568/
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• Authors:
  • Flamini, Marta
  • Nigro, Marialisa
  • Pacciarelli, Dario
• Publication Date: 2011-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 103-112
• Serial:
  • European Transport Research Review
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Springer Publishing
  • ISSN: 1866-8887
  • EISSN: 1867-0717
  • Serial URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/12544
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algorithms; Benefit cost analysis; Freight transportation; Information processing; Intelligent transportation systems; Perishables; Traffic data; Urban goods movement
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01350475
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 25 2011 2:39PM