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The Columbus Electronic Freight Management system improved timeliness of the freight release process and supply chain data, and enhanced cargo visibility.
Date Posted: 02/27/2009 | Source Date:
The Columbus Electronic Freight Management system improved data accuracy by eliminating manual data entry from multiple partners and reduced the number of trips to verify data, the efforts to correct data, and the labor related to obtaining informat
Date Posted: 02/27/2009 | Source Date:
Surveys found that riders on Vancouver's 98 B-line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service, which implemented transit signal priority to improve schedule reliability, rated the service highly with regard to on-time performance and service reliability (an ave
Date Posted: 12/02/2008 | Source Date:
In Europe, several projects investigated management systems designed to improve the operating efficiency of carriers. Centralized route planning systems reduced vehicle travel distances 18 percent and decreased travel time 14 percent.
Date Posted: 12/01/2008 | Source Date:
Researchers estimated there are about 0.17 billion air cargo shipments each year in the United States that could benefit from Electronic Supply Chain Manifest (ESCM). With potential cost saving benefits ranging from $11.77 to $16.20 per air-freight
Date Posted: 11/26/2008 | Source Date:
Proof-of-payment systems that use ticket vending/validating machines can reduce boarding times by up to 38 percent.
Date Posted: 11/25/2008 | Source Date:
In Salt Lake City, Utah, staff meteorologists stationed at a TOC provided detailed weather forecast data to winter maintenance personnel, reducing costs for snow and ice control activities, and yielding a benefit-to-cost ratio of 10:1.
Date Posted: 11/19/2008 | Source Date:
A study evaluating data archiving at more than 60 organizations found that data warehousing generated an average return on investment of 401 percent over three years.
Date Posted: 11/19/2008 | Source Date:
Experience with the Omnilink system in Prince William County, Virginia suggests that with less than 20 passengers per hour, adding 10 minutes of slack time allows accommodation of one or two deviations per hour for routes taking approximately 35 minu
Date Posted: 11/17/2008 | Source Date:
Survey responses from key professionals in five states indicate the following ITS technologies have the highest potential to benefit emergency transportation operations: interoperable radio communications, dynamic message signs, GPS and geographical
Date Posted: 11/17/2008 | Source Date:
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