Reports are cited on the time required for shipment of freight and cargo by rail, highway, air, water, and pipeline. Some of the topics discussed are intermodal interfaces, line haul, reliability models, delays, perishable commodities, lead times, containerization, tanker scheduling, queueing theory, urban systems, waiting line problems, military logistics, and traffic conditions. Economic aspects are noted, such as highway fuel consumption, costs of preparing shipping loads, and inventory management. References are made to liability and insurance for losses, and to computer aided transportation planning. (Contains 36 abstracts)
Freight Travel Time (A Bibliography with Abstracts)
1976
41 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Transportation , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Bibliographies , Cargo transportation , Travel time , Rail transportation , Highway transportation , Air transportation , Water transportation , Pipeline transportation , Containerizing , Transportation models , Delay time , Urban transportation , Military transportation , Logistics , Models , Perishable supplies , Economic factors , Claims , Insurance , Computer programming , Transportation management , Cargo liability , Intermodal cargo transportation , Handling equipment
Freight Travel Time (A Bibliography with Abstracts)
NTIS | 1977
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