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Comment optimiser l'achat de transport à valeur ajoutée ? Le cas de Roche Diagnostics France

Fanget, Coralie - HAL - 2013

Une entreprise qui fonde sa stratégie sur la différenciation par le haut se doit de respecter un certain nombre d'engagements permettant de légitimer sa position. En effet, sur un marché concurrentiel, un positionnement haut de gamme doit pouvoir se justifier aux yeux des clients par une...

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Transportation Costs and the Spatial Organization of Economic Activity

Redding, Stephen J.; Turner, Matthew A. - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2014

economic activity and transportation costs. We develop a multi-region model of economic geography that we use to understand the … general equilibrium implications of transportation infrastructure improvements within and between locations for wages … effects of transportation infrastructure improvements on economic development, paying particular attention to the use of …

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Transportation, Communication and Sustainability : In Search of a Pathway to Comparative Research

Black, William R.; Nijkamp, Peter - Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen en … - 2004

This paper maps out recent trends in transportation, communication and mobility, against the background of the need for …

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Transport Infrastructure: Higher Investments Needed to Preserve Assets

Kunert, Uwe; Link, Heike - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 3 (2013) 10, pp. 12-20

A quantitatively and qualitatively efficient transport infrastructure is a fundamental requirement for the success and prosperity of the German economy, with its high degree of labor division, its many exchange relationships, and its central European location. The transport infrastructure...

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Distribution-free vessel deployment for liner shipping

Ng, ManWo - In: European Journal of Operational Research 238 (2014) 3, pp. 858-862

One important problem faced by the liner shipping industry is the fleet deployment problem. In this problem, the number and type of vessels to be assigned to the various shipping routes need to be determined, in such a way that profit is maximized, while at the same time ensuring that (most of...

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State Tax Differentials, Cross-Border Commuting, and Commuting Times in Multi-State Metropolitan Areas

Agrawal, David; Hoyt, William H. - CESifo - 2014

We examine the effects of differences in income tax rates on commuting times within multi-state MSAs. Our theoretical model introduces a border into a model of an urban area and shows that differences in average tax rates distort commute times and interstate commutes. Empirically examining...

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Integrated use of GIS and remote sensing for monitoring landslides in transportation pavements: the case study of Paphos area in Cyprus

Alexakis, D.; Agapiou, A.; Tzouvaras, M.; Themistocleous, K. - In: Natural Hazards 72 (2014) 1, pp. 119-141

This study considers the impact of landslides on transportation pavements in rural road network of Cyprus using remote … hazards worldwide, causing both human losses and severe damages to the transportation network. Risk assessment for monitoring … the possible future hazards for transportation pavements. The proposed methodology can be used for areas with similar …

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Transport operations in container terminals: Literature overview, trends, research directions and classification scheme

Carlo, Héctor J.; Vis, Iris F.A.; Roodbergen, Kees Jan - In: European Journal of Operational Research 236 (2014) 1, pp. 1-13

Internal transport operations connect the seaside, yard side, and landside processes at container terminals. This paper presents an in-depth overview of transport operations and the material handling equipment used, highlights current industry trends and developments, and proposes a new...

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Improving the robustness in railway station areas

Dewilde, Thijs; Sels, Peter; Cattrysse, Dirk; … - In: European Journal of Operational Research 235 (2014) 1, pp. 276-286

In order to improve the robustness of a railway system in station areas, this paper introduces an iterative approach to successively optimize the train routing through station areas and to enhance this solution by applying some changes to the timetable in a tabu search environment. We present...

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Incorporating transfer reliability into equilibrium analysis of railway passenger flow

Shi, Feng; Zhou, Zhao; Yao, Jia; Huang, Helai - In: European Journal of Operational Research 220 (2012) 2, pp. 378-385

transportation. Existing traffic assignment approaches do not properly account for passenger’s expectation for transfer reliability …

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