Simultaneity Once the plane of AirAsia takes off, the transportation service provided to the customers is consumed simultaneously. Since there is no food provided during the service, AirAsia has made use of this opportunity to sell food and beverages. Through the selling process, it creates interaction with customers and it allows them to percept the … Read More
Category Archives: Transportation
Ship Planning and Hazardous Cargo
ABSTRACT This project aims to provide an insight of the container shipping industry, in particular the “mega-vessel”. “Mega-vessel” here is referred to as large carrying container vessel which is commonly referred also to as a VLCC (Very Large Container Carrier) or ULCC (Ultra Large Container Carrier). By doing research on the factors or/and constraints that … Read More
History of Transportation
History of Transportation Transportation was, is and will be one of the most important issues of peoples life. It accounts centuries. Definition of transportation can be different, as the reason, it can mean the trip between two places, two villages, for trade, war or maybe just for journey. It can be done using air, water … Read More
Good Driving Habits
Introduction: The paper is aimed at forming a backing about the good habits of a driver. It explains the combination of driving practices and actions of which a driver is conscious of, for forming good driving habits. People have always a difference of opinion on what is good or bad. This applies at the driving … Read More
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL)
ORIENT OVERSEAS CONTAINER LINE (OOCL) 01.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF OOCL. Container shipping is most popular types of merchant shipping over the world. Due to size, use, and accessibility, it is famous and convenient for transporting from one place to another place to all customers from small trader to big trader. OOCL is the leading container main … Read More
Transportation of Hazardous Material Strategies
When it comes to the transportation of hazardous material by plane normal procedures of safety do not apply. There are very specific sets of rules and regulations that must be adhered to in order to be licensed to transport by an airliner any material that is classified as hazardous. Why do we need regulations? After … Read More
Strategies to Avoid Car Congestion
BUSINESS CASE: AVOIDING CRIPPLING CAR COGESTION 1 Case 2, Business Case: Avoiding a Future of Crippling Car Congestion Page 109 Explain the concept of connected cars. Why does Bill Ford see a need for connected cars? What does Ford mean by “global gridlock”? Brainstorm a few other ways in which an IT network could help to … Read More
Shanghai’s Transportation System
Shanghai, with a total population of more than 24 million, is the largest developed Chinese city (by population) and arguably the most developed among the four municipalities that are directly administered by the Chinese central government. As a result, Shanghai is the economic hub of China and among the largest commercial cities in the world. … Read More
Drug Trafficking Through Maritime Routes
Drug interdiction is a mission of the USCG and falls within the DHS. With the increasing illegal smuggling of narcotics, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is facing many new challenges. The maritime route has been an increasing route for drug smuggling especially in the “transit zone” which is between south America and the USCG mission … Read More
Impact of Investment on Highways and Public Transportation on Productivity Levels
Research Question: What is the impact that investment on highways and public transportation has on productivity levels? What specific areas around the world are affected the most by this question regarding infrastructure? Annotated Bibliography Rough Draft Arif, F., & Bayraktar, M. E. (n.d.). Current practices of transportation infrastructure maintenance investment decision making in the united states. Journal … Read More
Route Planning for Autonomous Vehicles
Route Planning for Autonomous Vehicles A Thesis Proposal ABSTRACT This thesis addresses the path planning problem which is one of the most crucial parts of autonomous driving by utilizing the Rapidly-Exploring Random Tree star (RRT*) search algorithm. Two focus points, i.e., the start and the goal, are used to create an ellipse which is used … Read More
Case Study on Existing Solutions to Issues in the Transport Industry
Case study on existing solutions to issues in the transport industry Course title: Transport Management and Technology Transport telematics Objectives. – One of the main objectives for this case study is to summarise the relevant information required for a transport manager in relation to telematics. Under the following subheadings – Legality of telematics – … Read More
Review on How Europe Is Improving Air Traffic Management
Single European Sky: A review on how Europe is improving Air Traffic Management Acronyms EC-European Commission EU-European Union ATM-Air Traffic Management ATC-Air Traffic Control EUR-Euros SES-Single European Sky IFR-Instrumental Flight Rules Introduction The Single European Sky is an ambitious project impulse by the EU in 1999 to unify the ATM over the European Sky. It is … Read More
Use of Internet of Things for Large-scale Shipping Ports
The operations of large-scale shipping ports can be improved through the use of Internet of Things, Big data, and analytics: Explain how these technologies can be used in the enterprise architecture of A large-scale port. Abstract: In this report, technologies and concepts are explained and summarized under the headings of Internet of Things, Big Data, … Read More
Effectiveness of the Passenger Services Organization in the Airport Terminal Complex
PROJECT PROPOSAL EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PASSENGER SERVICES ORGANIZATION IN THE AIRPORT TERMINAL COMPLEX Nowadays, air transportation is vividly convenient and wide-spread way of travelling. With the increasing competitiveness between airports and passenger volumes it is important for airports to maintain the quality of passenger services and efficiency of the overall performance. … Read More
Organization of Multimodal Transportation in Logistics Network
PROJECT PROPOSAL THE ORGANIZATION OF MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION IN LOGISTICS NETWORK Abstract Since the end of the 90th years of the twentieth century such disciplines as logistics and supply chain management began to gain popularity. However, managers have realized that not only well- regulated supply chain is a core successful factor, but also primordial organization of … Read More
Trans Mountain Pipeline from Alberta to the British Columbia Coast
Trans Mountain Pipeline from Alberta to the British Columbia Coast The Trans Mountain Pipeline is used to convey crude and refined oil from Alberta to British Columbia. With growing demand for oil around the world, it was in Canada’s best interest to have this pipeline designed and put into place so that they can ship … Read More
California State University Fullerton Alternative Transportation Programs
Table of Contents Table of Contents List of Figures Introduction Current Program Goals and Strategies Benefits of Carpooling Benefits to the University Benefits to the Individual Benefits to the Environment Barriers to Carpooling at the Cal State Fullerton General Barriers Structural Barriers Knowledge of Existing Program Lack of Incentives and Disincentives Strategies Facilitation Flexibility and … Read More
Why is America’s Public Transportation So Bad?
Why is America’s Public Transportation So Bad? The rise of public transportation has been marked by the shift of major living areas from suburban and rural to urban areas. Starting with the humble streetcar and horse-drawn omnibus, cities have quickly turned into hubs for modern forms of transportation. Nowadays, city have turned to three main … Read More
The Unified Dublin Transport Analytics Project
The Unified Dublin Transport Analytics Project Introduction The research for transportation strategy and planning has always represented a crucial area of study for the urban planning field as well as for the business field considering the impact that this may have on the economic development of a nation (Wey, W.M. and Huang, J.Y., 2018). … Read More
Air Transport Demand and Supply in Greece: Present and Future
AIR TRANSPORT DEMAND AND SUPPLY IN GREECE : PRESENT AND FUTURE INTRODUCTION Greece is located in the south-eastern Europe with total area of 131,940 square kilometers and a population of approximately 11 million. Athens is the capital with an estimated population of 3.5 million followed by Thessaloniki with almost 1 million inhabitants. (Nations Encyclopedia, 2018) … Read More
Dispatch Optimization in Bulk Tanker Transport Operations
The case study for this essay comes from the Institute for Operational Research and Management Science (INFORMS) Interfaces journal, in the article ‘Dispatch Optimization in Bulk Tanker Transport Operations’ (Gifford et al. 2018). A significant percentage of freight in North America is transported by large-scale for-hire full-truckload carriers. In this situation, carriers are tendered freight … Read More
Synergistic Traffic Intersection
Synergistic Traffic Intersection Abstract At traffic intersections the right-turning vehicles cause conflict with the through traffic triggering a discontinuity and low efficiency in traffic flow. This paper presents the Synergistic Traffic Intersection, a proposed technique to improve traffic flow, discussing the design concepts of the proposed intersection and conducting experiments to test the efficiency differences … Read More
Vision Based Railway Platform Monitoring System Literature Review
Table of Contents ABSTRACT 1. INTRODUCTION 2. TECHNICAL OVERVIEW 3. TRAIN DETECTION 4. OBJECT DETECTION 5. FALSE ALARM FLITERING 6. NON CRITICAL ALARM 7. CRITICAL ALARM 8. ADVANTAGES / MAIN LIMITATION 9. CONCLUSION References VISION BASED RAILWAY PLATFORM MONITORING SYSTEM ABSTRACT Railway platform safety in Melbourne has become a prime concern and needs an immediate attention as dozens of people are killed every year … Read More
Transport Management and Technology
Assignment Title: Assignment 1 – Project Programmer title: Transport Management and Technology Course No.: AUTO8007 Course title: Fleet Operations Contents Introduction …………………………………………………………………….……………4 Fleet Policies & Procedures…………………………………………………….……………5 Relevant Manufactures………………………………………………………….…………..8 Fleet Mix & Requirements……………………………………………………….………….11 Environmental Considerations ………………………………………………….…………..12 Fleet Maintenance……………………………………………………………………….….13 Documentation & Legal Requirements…………………………………………………….14 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………….15 References…………………………………………………………………………………..16 Introduction For this report we have been asked to look at a … Read More
