City Logistics: Network Modelling and Intelligent Transport Systems - Rilegato

 
9780080439037: City Logistics: Network Modelling and Intelligent Transport Systems
Rilegato
ISBN 10: 0080439039 ISBN 13: 9780080439037
Casa editrice: Emerald Group Pub Ltd, 2001

Sinossi

This book presents fundamental concepts and general approaches to City Logistics. City Logistics is the process of totally optimising urban logistics activities by considering the social, environmental, economic, financial and energy impacts of urban freight movement. City Logistics initiatives are required to solve urban freight transport problems including high levels of traffic congestion, negative environmental impacts, high energy consumption and a shortage of labour.

The focus of this work is on modelling City Logistics. Modelling is of crucial importance, since estimates of the impacts generated by City Logistics measures are required for evaluating them. It highlights the formulation of mathematical models of vehicle routing and scheduling with Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), optimal terminal locations and impact estimation by City Logistics measures. Heuristics techniques such as genetic algorithms, simulated annealing and tabu search are also given to identify approximate optimal solution of these combinatorial optimisation problems.

ITS provides powerful tools for efficiently managing and operating vehicle fleets. Sophisticated logistics systems can now be developed by integrating Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in conjunction with application software. In this context, the book presents a theoretical and practical treatment of modelling City Logistics based on ITS.

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Recensione

Markus Hesse
an early contribution to an undoubtedly relevant field of research.
Journal of Transport Geography
David Stewart-David
...theoretical, but it does benefit from empirical evidence from city traffic policies. It ought to be within the capablities of a numerate undergraduate specialising in logistics....give a lucid explanation of simulation and meta-heuristic techniques, and makes helpful reference to the issue of modelling across perceptions....interesting concluding chapter on future perspectives....this book will be useful.
Logistics and Transport Focus

Contenuti

Chapter headings: Introduction. Modelling city logistics. City logistics with ITS. Demand and supply models. Impact models. Vehicle routing and scheduling. Vehicle routing and scheduling with ITS. Location of logistics terminals. Future perspectives. References. Index.

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Editore
Emerald Group Pub Ltd
Data di pubblicazione
2001
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0080439039
ISBN 13 
9780080439037
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
260
Redattore
Taniguchi E., Thompson R.G., Yamada Tadashi, Van Duin J.H.R.
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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