ITS European Congress – Day 2
Day 2 Here is the Day 1 Report. One of the most interesting topics discussed on day 2 was that of urban freight management, which remains an interesting challenge despite a reasonable amount of work...
View ArticleSmarter Cities
Smarter Cities (page 42) in the September 2011 issue of Scientific American does a good job of explaining crowd sourcing in Transportation context and comparing it to infrastructure based approach, “An...
View ArticleLocating a Distribution Center
Locating a Distribution Center is perhaps the most commercial application of the general facility location problem in computer science. Consider a retailer which imports goods for selling in three...
View ArticleAt the ITS World Congress in Orlando
My presentation is on Tuesday, but it is time for opening ceremony for now. Will be live blogging… Stay tuned Alan Taub, Vice President, GM Global Research and Development, presents Chevy Volt....
View ArticleIntelligent Transportation and Logistics Meetup in Washington DC
Looking forward to the first meetup of the “Intelligent Transportation and Logistics” meetup group in Washington DC! On January 23rd, the Intelligent Transpologists of Washington DC metro area will...
View ArticleWhat are interesting metrics for measuring competitiveness of ports? (AAPA...
At the 21st congreso latin americano de puertos in beautiful Antigua in Guatemala. The first panel consisting of Robert West (Worley Parsons), Alejandro Couttolenc Villar (Port of Vercruz, Mexico),...
View ArticleChallenges for Latin American Ports to Lower Their Logistics Costs
At the first session of the day – “El Desafío de los Puertos Latinoamericanos para bajar sus costos logísticos: La Visión de las Autoridades Portuarias” at the 21st congreso latini americano de puertos...
View ArticlePico y Placa – Is Washington DC ready to tackle traffic congestion?
Congestion pricing (also known as variable tariff and dynamic pricing) is a mechanism to charge different amounts for traffic at different times. As a simple example, you may have to pay 2$ for using...
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