In this paper, we present the freight transportation planning component of the INWEST project. This system utilizes an evolutionary algorithm with intelligent search operations in order to achieve a high utilization of resources and a minimization of the distance travelled by freight carriers in real-world scenarios. We test our planner rigorously with real-world data and obtain substantial imp...

Determining optimal routes for given freight is a core decision in logistics. In intermodal logistics, freight routing has to consider the interfaces between different modes of transportation, such as hand-over offsets, load changes, and organizational procedures. We study this problem from the perspective of Service-Oriented Computing (SOC). We (1) propose representing intermodal transport sys...

Title of Thesis: Scheduling Under Uncertainty for a Single-Hub Intermodal Freight System Degree Candidate: Nikola Marković Degree and Year: Master of Science, 2010 Thesis directed by: Paul Schonfeld Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering This thesis addresses the optimization of an intermodal system with freight transfers at a single hub. It investigates the transportation ...

This study defines a methodology to compute unitary costs for freight transportation modes. The main objective was to gather relevant costs data to support the formulation and evaluation of railway, road, pipelines and port projects. This article will concentrate on the following steps: Compilation and analysis of relevant modal cost studies, Methodological adjustments to make cost figures comp...

Despite the obstacles caused by the data constraints and diversity of industrial structure, analysis of the service sector is growing in importance. Focusing on one service industry in particular—freight transportation—a research team led by Senior Fellow Yoko Konishi set about analyzing the time cost as well as the monetary cost—cost of gasoline, expressway tolls, drivers' wages, and so forth—...

The logistical efficiency and viability of the algorithms in comparison with linear programrural transportation system is a growing conming for solution of models with a network cern of agricultural producers, transportation structure. Fuller et al. [4] used a network flow regulators, and policy makers. Railroad facility model in combination with implicit enumeralimitations, abandonment of rail...

Since railway transport possesses the advantage of high volume and low carbon emissions, diverting some freight from road to railway will help reduce the negative environmental impacts associated with transport. This paper develops a flow assignment model for quantitative analysis of diverting truck freight to railway. First, a general network which considers road transportation, railway transp...

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is an intermodal agency tasked with the mobility of the state's citizens, businesses and visitors. Freight and public transit are essential components of Michigan's transportation system. To further MDOT's goal of leveraging technology to maximize safety, mobility, environmental performance, and asset management through mode-specific research pro...

This paper presents a dynamic-economic model analyzing the fluctuation of container freight rate due to the interactions between the demand for container transportation services and the container fleet capacity. The demand for container transportation services is derived from international trade and is assumed exogenous. The container fleet capacity increases with new orders made two years ago,...