Transportation network optimization for the movement of indigenous goods in Amazonian Ecuador

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 28, Issue , 2013, Pages 89-100

  Kelley, Jason ^a   Kuby, Michael ^a   Sierra, Rodrigo ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecuador; Linear programming; Optimization modeling; Transportation

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECONOMY OF SCALE; LINEAR PROGRAMING; NETWORK ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PUBLIC GOODS; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRUCKING;

AMAZONIA; ECUADOR;

EID: 84871868306     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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