A simulation-based optimisation approach for identifying key determinants for sustainable transportation planning

International Journal of Systems Science: Operations and Logistics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 161-174

  Sayyadi, Reza ^a   Awasthi, Anjali ^a  

^a University of Concordia   (Canada)

Author keywords

ANOVA; design of experiments; sustainability; System dynamics; transportation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85055872507     PISSN: 23302674     EISSN: 23302682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/23302674.2016.1244301     Document Type: Article

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