When manufacturing a product, companies must consider the specifications of its design
and choose the manufacturing technology that matches them the best in terms of product …

Transport decision processes have traditionally applied cost–benefit analysis (CBA) with
benefits mainly relating to time-savings, and costs relating to infrastructure and maintenance …

The development of railways stands as a pivotal milestone in the history of transportation,
transforming the world and revolutionising the movement of people and goods. From their …

In the transport sector, a rational and shared planning process is commonly based on the
comparison of different design alternatives through quantitative evaluations and …

Government agencies are responsible for making complex, high-stake decisions, which
require them to balance political, technical, and economic considerations. Pressure from …

The projection on Chinese increasing end-of-life vehicle (ELV) volumes indicates that the
volume in 2020 will be about threefold that in 2015. The issue of scrapping vehicle upsurge …

Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) has been an important tool for transport planners for several
decades. Despite its popularity it has often been criticized for several reasons, amongst …

To improve the effectiveness and the sustainability of logistics, the Physical Internet
paradigm proposes disruptive solutions. This implies developing an ecosystem of tech …

For decades researchers have claimed that particularly demand forecasts and construction
cost estimations are assigned with/affected by a large degree of uncertainty. Massively …

Abstract The State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTUs) are the economic providers of
mass transport in India. The institutional constraints imposed on the SRTUs result in low …