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A modelling system to simulate goods movements at an urban scale

Author: Francesco Russo
Abstract:

The paper reports a modelling system to simulate goods movements at an urban scale. It allows joint analysis of choices made by end-consumers (assumed to be families) and retailers. These movements are examined at two levels: analysis of commodity flows, in terms of quantity, generated by the consumption of commodities; analysis of commodity flows, in terms of vehicles, due to restocking. The first level allows us to calculate the goods quantity flows due to consumption and restocking; the second level allows us to determine the service, vehicles used and target time, as well as the route chosen for restocking sales outlets in order to estimate vehicle flows on the urban/metropolitan transportation network. The modelling system is a multi-step model and considers a disaggregated approach for each decisional level.

Website: http://link.springer.com/artic…
Source: SpringerLink: Transportation
Focus Areas: End-consumer choices, Freight demand models, Retailer choices, Urban goods movements
Resource Types: Academic paper
Target Education Levels: Bachelors Degree, Graduates, researchers

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