Utility-Based Estimation of probabilistic port hinterland for networks of intermodal Freight Transportation

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2168, 2010, Pages 53-62

  Meng, Qiang ^a   Wang, Xinchang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SHIPS; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES;

INTERMODAL FREIGHT; KEY PERFORMANCE INDEX; M [X] G 1 QUEUES; MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS; PROBABILISTICS; ROUTE CHOICE; TRANSPORT TIME; TRANSPORTATION COST; UTILITY MAXIMIZATIONS; VALUE OF TIME;

CONTAINERS;

EID: 78651325885     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2168-07     Document Type: Article

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