Benefits Goals: Productivity

370 unique benefits found.

Adding an Automated License Plate Reader system to supplement an electronic credentialing system produces an estimated benefit cost ratio of 26.2:1.
Date Posted: 05/09/2013 | Source Date:
Active and passive in-vehicle safety technologies are expected to decrease fatalities up to 16 percent.
Date Posted: 03/05/2013 | Source Date:
A decentralized adaptive signal control system has an expected benefit-cost ratio of almost 20:1 after five years of operation, if deployed city-wide in Pittsburgh.
Date Posted: 01/31/2013 | Source Date:
In St. Louis County, Missouri, full closure of portions of I-64 for two years allowed for an accelerated construction schedule, saving taxpayers between $93 million and $187 million.
Date Posted: 01/02/2013 | Source Date:
Casualty benefits from advanced emergency braking systems in passenger vehicles have potential benefit-to-cost ratios ranging from 0.07 to 2.78.
Date Posted: 01/02/2013 | Source Date:
A variable speed limit system used to regulate traffic flow through work zones on a 7.5 mile section of I-495 saved motorists approximately 267 vehicle-hours of delay each day.
Date Posted: 01/02/2013 | Source Date:
Benefit-to-cost ratios for Electronic Freight Management (EFM) applications ranged from 1:1 to 7:1. Higher ratios were projected for companies with larger supply chains.
Date Posted: 12/07/2012 | Source Date:
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection ACE e-Manifest System provides annual cost savings of over $2,000 to carriers and inspection staff in all but one scenario analyzed.
Date Posted: 10/02/2012 | Source Date:
In a test using RFID tags for border crossing identification, full electronic verification and screening took place in one second compared to 15 minutes when done manually, and correctly identified vehicles' compliancy status 99 percent of the time.
Date Posted: 10/02/2012 | Source Date:
Use of archived data for "existing conditions" analysis is more time efficient and cost effective than collecting new data.
Date Posted: 10/02/2012 | Source Date:
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