Intelligent freight-transportation systems: Assessment and the contribution of operations research

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 541-557

  Crainic, Teodor Gabriel ^a   Gendreau, Michel ^a   Potvin, Jean Yves ^a  

^a INTERUNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTRE ON ENTERPRISE NETWORKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

AFMS; City logistics; CVO; e Business; Freight transportation; Intelligent Transportation Systems

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS; COMMERCIAL VEHICLES; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; FLEET OPERATIONS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

AFMS; CITY LOGISTICS; DECISION SUPPORT SOFTWARE; EBUSINESS; FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; LOGISTICS; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY; URBAN AREA; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EID: 69249188560     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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159. WR2. www4.norpass.net NORPASS.
160. WR3. www.prepass.com PrePass.
161. WR4. www.ertico.com ERTICO.
162. WR5. http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/index_en.html. Directorate General for Energy and Transport, European Community.
163. WR6. www.citylogistics.org. The Institute for City Logistics, Kyoto University.
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165. WR8. www.bestufs.net. Best Urban Freight Solutions.
166. WR9. www.itree.com.au. TruckScan system, Australia.