With contributions from leading experts, "Intelligent Freight Transportation"presents the latest techniques and technologies to boost capacity, reduce cost, and improve efficiency in metropolitan areas. This book discusses ports andcontainer terminals, how they interact with surface transportation, and related security issues. It provides a chapter devoted to fully automated containers and explains cost and performance analysis. The text also examines new strategies for empty container reuse, truck routing, and dispatching to meet time constraints for service. Additional topics include container terminals of the future, advanced processing technologies, and the gate appointment system. INDICE: Automated Container Terminals. Inland Port Concepts. Truck Dispatching and Routing. Advanced Container Technologies. Empty Container Reuse. PortSecurity: Container Inspection Concepts and Technologies.
- ISBN: 978-0-8493-0770-6
- Editorial: CRC Press
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 326
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés