{"title":"Mitigating the break-of-gauge problem in international transportation corridors","authors":"Y. Panova, P. Hilletofth, Julia Krasinskaya","doi":"10.1504/WRITR.2018.091253","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/WRITR.2018.091253","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to investigate technologies for mitigating the break-of-gauge problem at the border crossing points in international transportation corridors. This issue has been examined through a literature review. The research revealed three technologies for mitigating the break-of-gauge problem, including trans-shipment operations, removable coach bogies and variable bogie axles. The medium-term solution would be more rapid trans-shipment operations in the railway container terminals while the long-term solution would be adjustable bogie axles. This could reduce lead-time and improve the overall productivity and competitiveness of international corridors and in turn lead to reduced logistics costs for companies using this transportation alternative.","PeriodicalId":39835,"journal":{"name":"World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research","volume":"4 1","pages":"124-146"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88618838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reliability analysis and growth curves modelling of fielded road systems","authors":"K. Tee, E. Ekpiwhre","doi":"10.1504/WRITR.2018.091255","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/WRITR.2018.091255","url":null,"abstract":"The instantaneous and cumulative effect of failure rate for repairable fielded systems depletes the reliability of road network systems. This paper bridges the rationale and statistical techniques employed in the reliability analysis and growth curve modelling for application to road assets with defects/failure events obtained from fielded systems. Real-time user operational data is analysed to enable preventive and predictive maintenance insight be adapted from its growth trends and curves. Samples from carriageway fielded population are analysed, and models are developed using statistical assessment of goodness of fit for Poisson, right censored parametric distribution analysis and parametric growth trend. The reliability behaviour of the samples is evaluated using reliability estimates of its mean time to failure (MTTF) for instantaneous failure time of event and mean time between failure (MTBF) for cumulative times of events. The growth trend and parametric growth curves of the homogeneous Poisson process (HPP) and non-homogeneous Poisson process (NHPP) power law are presented using maximum likelihood and least square estimation as well as the mean cumulative function (MCF) of failure time of events.","PeriodicalId":39835,"journal":{"name":"World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"168"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74889022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bus stop network catchment analysis of integrated feeder service for public bus transit system – a case study of Ahmedabad City","authors":"M. I. Balya, Rakesh Kumar, P. Gundaliya","doi":"10.1504/WRITR.2018.10010625","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/WRITR.2018.10010625","url":null,"abstract":"In developing countries, public transit buses can play a primary role to improve accessibility if they integrated with feeder services. This paper highlights the network catchment analysis of integrated feeder service to the bus stops of BRTS corridor of Ahmedabad city. The revealed preference and stated preference survey is used to collect data for application in SPSS and GIS for spatial catchment analysis. The distance decay curve results demonstrate that percentage of trips is declining with increasing miles from home to the transit bus stops. An average exiting catchment area observed as 940, while the proposed catchment area found as 1998 m for both BRT and non-BRT users and this distance is spatially represented by GIS buffering technique. The improved methodology of this case study can apply as a base for the planning of integrated feeder service bus stops catchment of same-sized metropolitan cities.","PeriodicalId":39835,"journal":{"name":"World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research","volume":"30 1","pages":"80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84553725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Including spaceflight in the transportation matrix: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts","authors":"D. Howard","doi":"10.1504/WRITR.2018.10010612","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/WRITR.2018.10010612","url":null,"abstract":"The role of spaceflight is evolving. Innovative systems insert an increasing number of assets into orbital slots for the private and public sectors. Private space transportation systems currently transport cargo to the international space station. Private operators will soon be transporting people as well. Despite these strides forward, space transportation is only now gaining traction as the sixth mode. The paper provides policy support for this position, frames the inquiry as to spaceflight's relationship to other modes of transportation, performs a plurality analysis and discusses the feasibility of applying some basic logistics research to help manage these intermodal relationships.","PeriodicalId":39835,"journal":{"name":"World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research","volume":"4 1","pages":"23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84438339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Public-private partnerships in transportation: lessons learned for the new space era","authors":"Janet K. Tinoco","doi":"10.1504/WRITR.2018.10010611","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/WRITR.2018.10010611","url":null,"abstract":"Entrepreneurial firms in the space sector have accomplished unimaginable feats unheard of just 20 years ago, such as reusable rockets and cargo launches to the International Space Station (ISS). Clearly, the private sector will continue to be a significant participant in the future of the space industry, partnering with governments and nations, to accomplish more with less. Likewise, the public sector must cope with decreased funding and worthy space objectives while balancing cost, risk, and return. Partnering with private enterprise is the best solution to meeting mandated objectives in space program advancement. This paper addresses partnerships in real property assets from the lens of the public sector, particularly with respect to spaceports. Data were collected on public-private partnerships (PPPs) and public-public partnerships (PuPs) in regulated transportation industries from years 1985 through 2014. As these arrangements were analysed, clear themes emerged that have implications for the new space environment.","PeriodicalId":39835,"journal":{"name":"World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research","volume":"58 1","pages":"1-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89186734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Akande, Oladiran Tayo Arulogun, R. Ganiyu, I. A. Adeyemo
{"title":"Improving the quality of service in public road transportation using real time travel information system","authors":"N. Akande, Oladiran Tayo Arulogun, R. Ganiyu, I. A. Adeyemo","doi":"10.1504/WRITR.2018.10010623","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/WRITR.2018.10010623","url":null,"abstract":"The impact of road public transport in urban transportation cannot be ignored, however, the quality of services provided is not high enough. This has made it unattractive to prospective passengers and less competitive to private transport. One of the ways of resolving these challenges with a view to increasing the quality of service is by the provision of platforms that provides travel information in real time to prospective users. This was achieved in this paper using web, mobile, and short messaging service platforms. The developed platforms employed an artificial neural network-based bus arrival time prediction model for predicting bus arrival time. The accuracy of the prediction model was evaluated using mean absolute error and mean absolute percentage error while the performance and impact of the developed platforms were assessed from users' perspective through a survey based on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model.","PeriodicalId":39835,"journal":{"name":"World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research","volume":"60 1","pages":"57"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79153706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sustainable logistics and supply chain management: a holistic view through the lens of the wicked problem","authors":"D. Russell, David Swanson, M. Blinge","doi":"10.1504/WRITR.2018.089517","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/WRITR.2018.089517","url":null,"abstract":"This study takes a holistic perspective of sustainable logistics and supply chain management (SLSCM), exploring the interdependencies among sustainability, financial strength and customer performance in logistics and supply chain management. Firms often struggle to understand when sustainable performance is improving and most importantly, what it costs them in terms of financial and customer performance. The theoretical lens of the wicked problem provides a framework to understand why sustainability performance shows mixed results. Hypotheses that investigate aggregate-level links between sustainable practices of global companies are tested with regression analysis and firm-level data from three widely used databases. Efforts to improve SLSCM can have a positive impact on performance; however, it comes at a price. For example, we find that firms that achieve the highest sustainability recognition have a lower return on assets (ROA) and that a leadership position in sustainability performance requires resources and a long-term view of return on investment.","PeriodicalId":39835,"journal":{"name":"World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research","volume":"7 1","pages":"36-56"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79766437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Barriers towards development of urban consolidation centres and their implementation: literature review","authors":"Sergey Tsiulin, O. Hilmola, N. Goryaev","doi":"10.1504/WRITR.2017.10007065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/WRITR.2017.10007065","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, the increasing growth of city logistics has considerably affected the quality of life and existing methods of supplement in urban areas. By reviewing, this research systemises the current state of urban freight transportation and its relevant issues to provide a more solid basis for further research opportunities. Research examines that current challenges are primarily related to urban sprawl, lack of scientific data, financial concerns and stakeholder acceptability. Moreover, legal, practical and ecological barriers are highly important both for the field of urban freight as well as for the implementation of urban consolidation centres (UCCs). Solutions to overcome the defined issues are provided e.g., the need of detailed planning and establishing credible business models. Based on this review, areas of concern and the impact of possible new changes are identified. Solutions are provided as well as the importance of implementing flexible policies, restrictions and preferences regarding urban freight.","PeriodicalId":39835,"journal":{"name":"World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research","volume":"20 1","pages":"251"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74068504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Public-private partnership model selection for dry port development : an application to Vietnam","authors":"L. Nguyen, T. Notteboom","doi":"10.1504/WRITR.2017.086208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/WRITR.2017.086208","url":null,"abstract":"This paper aims at building a conceptual framework to support decision makers in selecting the best public-private partnership (PPP) model for dry port development. We focus on a classification of four PPP categories: contracting out, inland terminal concession, field concession and privatised ownership. The framework is based on a multi-criteria analysis with benefit-risk approach. Using multi-stakeholder theory, we break down the benefit hierarchy in benefits to public and community actors, benefits to private investors and financiers and benefits to dry port users. We also present a typology on the risk management ability of each model at the macro, meso and micro levels. The proposed framework is applied to the Vinh Phuc ICD project in Vietnam. In the case study, the four PPP models are assessed on their suitability and risk profile to find the preferred PPP model. The robustness of the outcomes is further tested using a sensitivity analysis.","PeriodicalId":39835,"journal":{"name":"World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research","volume":"62 1","pages":"229-250"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80671192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparing sidewalk design status from the pedestrians' perspective versus urban street design standards","authors":"A. Soltani, Sara Fazeli, S. Eskandari","doi":"10.1504/WRITR.2017.10007063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/WRITR.2017.10007063","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the existing status of paved sidewalks from the viewpoint of pedestrians versus urban road design standards simultaneously. The case study area was Goldasht neighbourhood, located in Shiraz, south of Iran which was assessed objectively using the American Federal Highway Association (FHWA) sidewalk design standards (1999). Furthermore, a sample of 270 questionnaires was completed by local pedestrians in order to evaluate the quality of sidewalk in a subjective way. The data was then analysed using statistical methods such as factor analysis and non-parametric Friedman ranking test. The findings showed that pedestrians' preferences on the levels of service have been rarely considered in pavements of the study area; rather urban road design standards based on minimum space allocation were applied. This research supports the concept that objective and subjective measures complement each other in providing data on walking environment attributes. Therefore, considering both set of factors are required when designing an environment for pedestrians. It is also recommended considering preference-based qualitative approach in both planning and retrofitting urban streets to make more pedestrian-friendly street design.","PeriodicalId":39835,"journal":{"name":"World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research","volume":"8 1","pages":"193"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82675103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}