Reports are cited on the time required for shipment of cargo by rail, highway, air, water, and pipeline. Some of the topics discussed are intermodal and line haul transportation, reliability models, delays, perishable commodities, lead times, containerization, tanker scheduling, queueing theory, intercity transportation, energy use, urban goods transportation, and military logistics. Economic aspects are noted, such as fuel consumption, costs of preparing shipping loads, and inventory management. (This updated bibliography contains 62 abstracts, 8 of which are new entries to the previous edition.)


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