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Bart De Schutter - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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intermodal freight Transport Planning a receding horizon control approach
Transportation Research Part C-emerging Technologies, 2015Co-Authors: Le Li, Rudy R Negenborn, Bart De SchutterAbstract:This paper investigates intermodal freight Transport Planning problems among deep-sea terminals and inland terminals in hinterland haulage for a horizontally fully integrated intermodal freight Transport operator at the tactical container flow level. An intermodal freight Transport network (IFTN) model is first developed to capture the key characteristics of intermodal freight Transport such as the modality change phenomena at intermodal terminals, physical capacity constraints of the network, time-dependent Transport times on freeways, and time schedules for trains and barges. After that, the intermodal freight Transport Planning problem is formulated as an optimal intermodal container flow control problem from a system and control perspective with the use of the proposed IFTN model. To deal with the dynamic Transport demands and dynamic traffic conditions in the IFTN, a receding horizon intermodal container flow control (RIFC) approach is proposed to control and to reassign intermodal container flows in a receding horizon way. This container flow control approach involves solving linear programming problems and is suited for Transport Planning on large-sized networks. Both an all-or-nothing approach and the proposed RIFC approach are evaluated through simulation studies. Simulation results show the potential of the proposed RIFC approach.
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Intermodal freight Transport Planning – A receding horizon control approach
Transportation Research Part C-emerging Technologies, 2015Co-Authors: Le Li, Rudy R Negenborn, Bart De SchutterAbstract:This paper investigates intermodal freight Transport Planning problems among deep-sea terminals and inland terminals in hinterland haulage for a horizontally fully integrated intermodal freight Transport operator at the tactical container flow level. An intermodal freight Transport network (IFTN) model is first developed to capture the key characteristics of intermodal freight Transport such as the modality change phenomena at intermodal terminals, physical capacity constraints of the network, time-dependent Transport times on freeways, and time schedules for trains and barges. After that, the intermodal freight Transport Planning problem is formulated as an optimal intermodal container flow control problem from a system and control perspective with the use of the proposed IFTN model. To deal with the dynamic Transport demands and dynamic traffic conditions in the IFTN, a receding horizon intermodal container flow control (RIFC) approach is proposed to control and to reassign intermodal container flows in a receding horizon way. This container flow control approach involves solving linear programming problems and is suited for Transport Planning on large-sized networks. Both an all-or-nothing approach and the proposed RIFC approach are evaluated through simulation studies. Simulation results show the potential of the proposed RIFC approach.
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multi agent cooperative Transport Planning of intermodal freight Transport
International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2014Co-Authors: Li Li, Rudy R Negenborn, Bart De SchutterAbstract:This paper proposes a multi-agent cooperative intermodal freight Transport Planning approach for multiple intermodal freight Transport operators (IFTOs) in the control of container flows. The cooperation goal is to minimize the overall freight delivery cost for serving certain Transport demands. Based on a distributed model predictive control methodology, a cooperative Planning approach is proposed by decomposing the augmented Lagrangian formulation of the joint intermodal freight Transport Planning problem into subproblems that are then cooperatively solved by the IFTOs through iterative exchange of Planning information. A simulation study on cooperative intermodal freight Transport Planning illustrates the potential of the proposed cooperative Planning approach.
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ITSC - Multi-agent cooperative Transport Planning of intermodal freight Transport
17th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), 2014Co-Authors: Li Li, Rudy R Negenborn, Bart De SchutterAbstract:This paper proposes a multi-agent cooperative intermodal freight Transport Planning approach for multiple intermodal freight Transport operators (IFTOs) in the control of container flows. The cooperation goal is to minimize the overall freight delivery cost for serving certain Transport demands. Based on a distributed model predictive control methodology, a cooperative Planning approach is proposed by decomposing the augmented Lagrangian formulation of the joint intermodal freight Transport Planning problem into subproblems that are then cooperatively solved by the IFTOs through iterative exchange of Planning information. A simulation study on cooperative intermodal freight Transport Planning illustrates the potential of the proposed cooperative Planning approach.
A E Whiteing - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a comparative study of urban freight Transport Planning addressing stakeholder needs
Journal of Transport Geography, 2013Co-Authors: Erica E. F. Ballantyne, Maria Lindholm, A E WhiteingAbstract:Over the last decade, research in the area of urban freight Transport has increased and local authorities are slowly beginning to acknowledge the need to consider freight in their overall Transport Planning. Most urban freight studies to date consider specific solutions and measures, as opposed to ways in which the local authorities could and should consider this issue in the wider Transport Planning and decision making process. The aim of this paper is to examine cities that differ in context in order to demonstrate that urban freight Transport Planning can be improved by involving a wider range of stakeholders. Interview data from Sweden, the UK and the Baltic Sea Region has been analysed to draw out the factors that influence the perceptions of local authorities and freight operators of freight Transport issues in urban areas. The findings show that the issues faced by the freight industry are still not fully understood. The paper contradicts earlier research results that suggest differences in the ways that local authorities consider freight Transport, and goes some way towards demonstrating that the problems faced by local authorities are not unique to one country or any specific category of urban area, and hence a generic decision-making framework would be of value. A framework is developed to facilitate meaningful interaction between the various urban freight actors and stakeholders.
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a comparative study of urban freight Transport Planning addressing stakeholder needs
Journal of Transport Geography, 2013Co-Authors: Erica E. F. Ballantyne, Maria Lindholm, A E WhiteingAbstract:Over the last decade, research in the area of urban freight Transport has increased and local authorities are slowly beginning to acknowledge the need to consider freight in their overall Transport Planning. Most urban freight studies to date consider specific solutions and measures, as opposed to ways in which the local authorities could and should consider this issue in the wider Transport Planning and decision making process. The aim of this paper is to examine cities that differ in context in order to demonstrate that urban freight Transport Planning can be improved by involving a wider range of stakeholders. Interview data from Sweden, the UK and the Baltic Sea Region has been analysed to draw out the factors that influence the perceptions of local authorities and freight operators of freight Transport issues in urban areas. The findings show that the issues faced by the freight industry are still not fully understood. The paper contradicts earlier research results that suggest differences in the ways that local authorities consider freight Transport, and goes some way towards demonstrating that the problems faced by local authorities are not unique to one country or any specific category of urban area, and hence a generic decision-making framework would be of value. A framework is developed to facilitate meaningful interaction between the various urban freight actors and stakeholders. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Rudy R Negenborn - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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intermodal freight Transport Planning a receding horizon control approach
Transportation Research Part C-emerging Technologies, 2015Co-Authors: Le Li, Rudy R Negenborn, Bart De SchutterAbstract:This paper investigates intermodal freight Transport Planning problems among deep-sea terminals and inland terminals in hinterland haulage for a horizontally fully integrated intermodal freight Transport operator at the tactical container flow level. An intermodal freight Transport network (IFTN) model is first developed to capture the key characteristics of intermodal freight Transport such as the modality change phenomena at intermodal terminals, physical capacity constraints of the network, time-dependent Transport times on freeways, and time schedules for trains and barges. After that, the intermodal freight Transport Planning problem is formulated as an optimal intermodal container flow control problem from a system and control perspective with the use of the proposed IFTN model. To deal with the dynamic Transport demands and dynamic traffic conditions in the IFTN, a receding horizon intermodal container flow control (RIFC) approach is proposed to control and to reassign intermodal container flows in a receding horizon way. This container flow control approach involves solving linear programming problems and is suited for Transport Planning on large-sized networks. Both an all-or-nothing approach and the proposed RIFC approach are evaluated through simulation studies. Simulation results show the potential of the proposed RIFC approach.
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Intermodal freight Transport Planning – A receding horizon control approach
Transportation Research Part C-emerging Technologies, 2015Co-Authors: Le Li, Rudy R Negenborn, Bart De SchutterAbstract:This paper investigates intermodal freight Transport Planning problems among deep-sea terminals and inland terminals in hinterland haulage for a horizontally fully integrated intermodal freight Transport operator at the tactical container flow level. An intermodal freight Transport network (IFTN) model is first developed to capture the key characteristics of intermodal freight Transport such as the modality change phenomena at intermodal terminals, physical capacity constraints of the network, time-dependent Transport times on freeways, and time schedules for trains and barges. After that, the intermodal freight Transport Planning problem is formulated as an optimal intermodal container flow control problem from a system and control perspective with the use of the proposed IFTN model. To deal with the dynamic Transport demands and dynamic traffic conditions in the IFTN, a receding horizon intermodal container flow control (RIFC) approach is proposed to control and to reassign intermodal container flows in a receding horizon way. This container flow control approach involves solving linear programming problems and is suited for Transport Planning on large-sized networks. Both an all-or-nothing approach and the proposed RIFC approach are evaluated through simulation studies. Simulation results show the potential of the proposed RIFC approach.
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multi agent cooperative Transport Planning of intermodal freight Transport
International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2014Co-Authors: Li Li, Rudy R Negenborn, Bart De SchutterAbstract:This paper proposes a multi-agent cooperative intermodal freight Transport Planning approach for multiple intermodal freight Transport operators (IFTOs) in the control of container flows. The cooperation goal is to minimize the overall freight delivery cost for serving certain Transport demands. Based on a distributed model predictive control methodology, a cooperative Planning approach is proposed by decomposing the augmented Lagrangian formulation of the joint intermodal freight Transport Planning problem into subproblems that are then cooperatively solved by the IFTOs through iterative exchange of Planning information. A simulation study on cooperative intermodal freight Transport Planning illustrates the potential of the proposed cooperative Planning approach.
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ITSC - Multi-agent cooperative Transport Planning of intermodal freight Transport
17th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), 2014Co-Authors: Li Li, Rudy R Negenborn, Bart De SchutterAbstract:This paper proposes a multi-agent cooperative intermodal freight Transport Planning approach for multiple intermodal freight Transport operators (IFTOs) in the control of container flows. The cooperation goal is to minimize the overall freight delivery cost for serving certain Transport demands. Based on a distributed model predictive control methodology, a cooperative Planning approach is proposed by decomposing the augmented Lagrangian formulation of the joint intermodal freight Transport Planning problem into subproblems that are then cooperatively solved by the IFTOs through iterative exchange of Planning information. A simulation study on cooperative intermodal freight Transport Planning illustrates the potential of the proposed cooperative Planning approach.
Erica E. F. Ballantyne - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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introducing elements of due diligence in sustainable urban freight Transport Planning
Transportation research procedia, 2016Co-Authors: Maria Lindholm, Erica E. F. BallantyneAbstract:This paper presents the findings from a Delphi study that has investigated the feasibility of local authorities adopting an updated Transport Planning process that incorporates the concept of due diligence. The Delphi panel consisted of twenty experts representing local authorities, academia and other relevant freight stakeholders from Sweden, the United Kingdom (UK), Germany, France and The Netherlands that were engaged via email survey. This resulted in the development of a refined theoretical framework that enables freight to be fully considered in local authority Transport Planning.
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Identifying the Need for Freight to be Included in Local Authority Transport Planning
Sustainable Urban Logistics: Concepts Methods and Information Systems, 2014Co-Authors: Erica E. F. Ballantyne, Maria LindholmAbstract:Local authorities are slowly beginning to acknowledge the need to consider freight Transport in their policy decision making processes and, over the last decade research in the field of urban freight Transport has increased. The purpose of this chapter is to present similarities in the way that local authorities from Sweden, the UK, and Baltic Sea Region countries perceive urban freight problems, in order to motivate a more thorough Transport Planning process. Interviews have been conducted in these countries, and analysed to draw out the factors that influence local authorities and freight operator perceptions of urban freight Transport issues. The relationships between local authorities and freight stakeholders are also discussed. Findings from the research show that despite local authorities having begun to acknowledge freight Transport more often, the issues faced by the freight industry are still not fully understood. This research is intended to highlight to local authorities the potential benefits of including freight stakeholders in the Transport Planning process by contributing to a better understanding on how best to approach urban freight stakeholders. The research attempts to encourage more meaningful discussions with key freight stakeholders at an early stage in the Transport Planning process.
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a comparative study of urban freight Transport Planning addressing stakeholder needs
Journal of Transport Geography, 2013Co-Authors: Erica E. F. Ballantyne, Maria Lindholm, A E WhiteingAbstract:Over the last decade, research in the area of urban freight Transport has increased and local authorities are slowly beginning to acknowledge the need to consider freight in their overall Transport Planning. Most urban freight studies to date consider specific solutions and measures, as opposed to ways in which the local authorities could and should consider this issue in the wider Transport Planning and decision making process. The aim of this paper is to examine cities that differ in context in order to demonstrate that urban freight Transport Planning can be improved by involving a wider range of stakeholders. Interview data from Sweden, the UK and the Baltic Sea Region has been analysed to draw out the factors that influence the perceptions of local authorities and freight operators of freight Transport issues in urban areas. The findings show that the issues faced by the freight industry are still not fully understood. The paper contradicts earlier research results that suggest differences in the ways that local authorities consider freight Transport, and goes some way towards demonstrating that the problems faced by local authorities are not unique to one country or any specific category of urban area, and hence a generic decision-making framework would be of value. A framework is developed to facilitate meaningful interaction between the various urban freight actors and stakeholders.
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a comparative study of urban freight Transport Planning addressing stakeholder needs
Journal of Transport Geography, 2013Co-Authors: Erica E. F. Ballantyne, Maria Lindholm, A E WhiteingAbstract:Over the last decade, research in the area of urban freight Transport has increased and local authorities are slowly beginning to acknowledge the need to consider freight in their overall Transport Planning. Most urban freight studies to date consider specific solutions and measures, as opposed to ways in which the local authorities could and should consider this issue in the wider Transport Planning and decision making process. The aim of this paper is to examine cities that differ in context in order to demonstrate that urban freight Transport Planning can be improved by involving a wider range of stakeholders. Interview data from Sweden, the UK and the Baltic Sea Region has been analysed to draw out the factors that influence the perceptions of local authorities and freight operators of freight Transport issues in urban areas. The findings show that the issues faced by the freight industry are still not fully understood. The paper contradicts earlier research results that suggest differences in the ways that local authorities consider freight Transport, and goes some way towards demonstrating that the problems faced by local authorities are not unique to one country or any specific category of urban area, and hence a generic decision-making framework would be of value. A framework is developed to facilitate meaningful interaction between the various urban freight actors and stakeholders. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Le Li - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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intermodal freight Transport Planning a receding horizon control approach
Transportation Research Part C-emerging Technologies, 2015Co-Authors: Le Li, Rudy R Negenborn, Bart De SchutterAbstract:This paper investigates intermodal freight Transport Planning problems among deep-sea terminals and inland terminals in hinterland haulage for a horizontally fully integrated intermodal freight Transport operator at the tactical container flow level. An intermodal freight Transport network (IFTN) model is first developed to capture the key characteristics of intermodal freight Transport such as the modality change phenomena at intermodal terminals, physical capacity constraints of the network, time-dependent Transport times on freeways, and time schedules for trains and barges. After that, the intermodal freight Transport Planning problem is formulated as an optimal intermodal container flow control problem from a system and control perspective with the use of the proposed IFTN model. To deal with the dynamic Transport demands and dynamic traffic conditions in the IFTN, a receding horizon intermodal container flow control (RIFC) approach is proposed to control and to reassign intermodal container flows in a receding horizon way. This container flow control approach involves solving linear programming problems and is suited for Transport Planning on large-sized networks. Both an all-or-nothing approach and the proposed RIFC approach are evaluated through simulation studies. Simulation results show the potential of the proposed RIFC approach.
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Intermodal freight Transport Planning – A receding horizon control approach
Transportation Research Part C-emerging Technologies, 2015Co-Authors: Le Li, Rudy R Negenborn, Bart De SchutterAbstract:This paper investigates intermodal freight Transport Planning problems among deep-sea terminals and inland terminals in hinterland haulage for a horizontally fully integrated intermodal freight Transport operator at the tactical container flow level. An intermodal freight Transport network (IFTN) model is first developed to capture the key characteristics of intermodal freight Transport such as the modality change phenomena at intermodal terminals, physical capacity constraints of the network, time-dependent Transport times on freeways, and time schedules for trains and barges. After that, the intermodal freight Transport Planning problem is formulated as an optimal intermodal container flow control problem from a system and control perspective with the use of the proposed IFTN model. To deal with the dynamic Transport demands and dynamic traffic conditions in the IFTN, a receding horizon intermodal container flow control (RIFC) approach is proposed to control and to reassign intermodal container flows in a receding horizon way. This container flow control approach involves solving linear programming problems and is suited for Transport Planning on large-sized networks. Both an all-or-nothing approach and the proposed RIFC approach are evaluated through simulation studies. Simulation results show the potential of the proposed RIFC approach.
