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Bis in zehn Jahren ... : Entsorger planen Poolsystem
Wehking, Karl-Heinz - 1993
Die Notwendigkeit des aktiven Umweltschutzes und der geseIlschaftliche Konsens ?ber die Schonung der Ressourcen f?hren zu der Forderung, die Abfallproblematik in der Reihenfolge der Vermeidung, Verminderung und Verwertung anzugehen. Diesen Forderungen tr?gt der Gesetzgeber unter anderen mit der...
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The effects of transportation costs on international trade
Skiba, Alexandre - 2003
This study investigates the effects of the transportation cost on the international trade. The first essay explores the … effect of the transportation cost on the quality composition of trade. We derive a relationship between per unit and ad … shipping costs and negatively with tariffs. These results provide a clear rejection of the iceberg assumption on transportation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009430358
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On the cost structure, efficiency and productivity of mass transit systems
Karlaftis, Matthew Georgios - 1996
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the cost and production structure of mass transit systems using both panel and time series data. Accepting cost minimization (subject to a set of constraints that reflect demand, regulatory, and urban setting conditions) as the economic...
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A new perspective on pedestrian level of service at signalized intersections
Hubbard, Sarah Marie Lillo - 2007
Balancing the needs of all surface transportation modes safely and efficiently is an important objective, and …
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Human decision-making and seat belt use
Calisir, Fethi - 1996
The methodologies used by researchers to analyze drivers' behavior have changed dramatically over the years. Several driver-behavior models focusing mainly on motivational and cognitive aspects of driving have been developed to identify major factors causing drivers to behave in unsafe manners....
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The daily activity schedule model for transportation demand analysis: Modifications and applications
Mahmoud, Amr Junaid - 1998
system in order to investigate what might happen in the event there are changes in the transportation system. Imposing a …
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Essays on firm responses to price volatility and international specialization
Schaur, Georg - 2007
Chapter 1 of this thesis examines in theory and empirics how exporters use different modes of transportation to hedge … price uncertainty. Ocean transportation in international trade imposes a time lag between the departure and arrival of a … expensive transportation hedges this uncertainty. Fast air shipments allow a firm to wait until the uncertainty is revealed …
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An analysis of public preference for transportation investments and funding options: A focus on local option sales taxes
Hamideh, Ashad Rafi - 2006
In response to the increasing devolution of transportation planning and fiscal responsibilities to local governments … transportation projects. There is a need for policy makers to identify the influential factors of voter approval of such initiatives … California. The study determined that public preferences for transportation investments and funding alternatives, with respect to …
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Day-to-day travel choice dynamics in transportation networks: Models and computational issues
Jha, Mithilesh K - 1996
A Bayesian updating model is developed to capture the mechanism by which travelers update their travel time perceptions from one day to the next in light of information provided by Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) and their previous experience. The availability and perceived quality...
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Web Mashups in the Supply Chain
Zeets, Matthew Joseph - 2010
Many supply chains include multiple parties with the goods exchanged several times from the time of their production until they are sold. The liability issues that arise from goods changing hands several times along the way, as well as the exporting and importing regulations that have to be...
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