In the research reported in this paper, an integrated computer-based approach is developed to render the determination of national goods flow patterns systematic, relatively simple, and compatible with limited data availability. Based on available data on the demand and supply of major commodities in different national regions, the gravity model is applied to determine a partial, national freight O-D matrix representing a subset of all commodities. Next, total truck O-D trip matrices are developed based primarily on truck traffic counts on strategic national axes. The comparison between the partial national matrix and truck O-D trip matrices enables an estimation of the volume of gross national freight movements between various regions. This approach was applied to perform a national freight study in Lebanon.
Computer-Based Modeling of National Goods Movement
Eighth International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE-VIII) ; 2000 ; Stanford, California, United States
2000-08-04
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
Canada's National Capital Region Goods Movement Study
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