Avoiding congestion in freight transport planning : a case study in Flanders
A substantial increase in transport intensity for passenger and freight traffic has been observed during the last decades and research confirms that thsi trend will continue in the years to come. Economic centres have turned into heavily congested areas. The freight transportsector incurs excessive waiting times on the road as well as at intermediate stops (e.g. sea terminals, loading or unloading points). This may cause economic losses and environmental damages. Waiting times may be avoided by taking into account congestion in freight transport planning. Vehicle routing problems arise when se... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | conferenceObject |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2011 |
Schlagwörter: | vehicle routing / time-dependent travel times / heuristics / case study |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27474741 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/12282 |