2009/02/25 ARTICLES AND PAPERS

What is Freight Transportation System Resilience?

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In ‘Structuring a definition of Resilience in the Freight Transportation System’, by Chilan Ta, Kelly Pitera and Anne Goodchild, resilience is defined along three dimensions: Physical Infrastructure, Managing Organization, System Users. [ ... ]

2009/01/15 REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS

When disaster strikes...

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Transportation recovery plans need to look beyond their mere purpose of addressing hazards in the transportation network. The transportation network is essential to many community. This implies that the restoration of the transportation network also means the restoration of the economy and the society, not just the infrastructure. [ ... ]

2009/01/11 my PUBLIC PRESENCE

Supply Chain Disruptions: Does Location Matter?

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How are companies located in sparse transport networks affected by supply chain disruptions? Are businesses located in regions with sparse transportation networks more prone to supply chain disruptions than businesses located in more favorable locations? Does a sparse transportation network constrain the supply chain setup, such that it is more vulnerable and more likely to be disrupted? [ ... ]

2008/11/14 THIS and THAT

TRB 2009 - are you going there, too?

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Are you presenting at the TRB 2009, the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting? Below is the abstract of a paper I will present at TRB2009, the Transportation Research Board 88th Annual Meeting, in Washington, DC, 11-15 January 2009. [ ... ]