Consumer response to traveler information systems: Laboratory simulation of information searches using multimedia technology

ITS Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-20

  Walker, Joan L ^a   Ben Akiva, Moshe E ^b  

^a CALIPER CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced traveler information systems; ATIS; Consumer response; Market simulator; Travel simulator; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MARKETING; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PURCHASING; SIMULATORS; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

ADVANCED TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEMS; CONSUMER RESPONSE; MARKET SIMULATOR; TRAVEL SIMULATOR; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS;

EID: 0029721291     PISSN: 10248072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10248079608903703     Document Type: Article

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