Browsing Midwest Regional University Transportation Center by Issue Date
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Synthesis of national efforts in transportation asset management
(Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2002-05)In the Fall of 2001, the Midwest Regional University Transportation Center (University of Wisconsin, Madison) conducted a survey of national efforts in Transportation Asset Management. The organizations and efforts ... -
Evaluation of transportation organization outsourcing: decision making criteria for outsourcing opportunitites
(2002-10)This study has primarily two objectives. First, using a series of case studies and survey research, it provides a comprehensive overview of transportation outsourcing practices in a variety of public and private sector ... -
Evaluation of transportation organization outsourcing : decision making criteria for outsourcing opportunities
(Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2002-10-31)This study has primarily two objectives. First, using a series of case studies and survey research, it provides a comprehensive overview of transportation outsourcing practices in a variety of public and private sector ... -
Evaluation of near-transportation private sector asset management practices
(Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2002-11)The focus of the transportation industry, both in the public and private sectors, has slowly been changing from construction and expansion to that of preservation because of various factors. The private sector industries ... -
An interactive multiobjective decision support framework for transportation investment
(Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2002-12)This report presents a multiobjective decision framework to support the decision making process in transportation investment analysis. One important capability of the multiobjective decision framework is that it allows ... -
Optimal resource allocation for the purchase of new buses and the rebuilding of existing buses as a part of a transit asset management strategy for state DOTs
(Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2003-02)State Departments of Transportation (DOT) that provide much of the matching support to local transit agencies required for federal funding for the purchase of new buses, are duly concerned about the escalating costs of ... -
Long range deployment of ITS strategies : concept definition
(Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2003-02-28)This report deals with the issue of how ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) strategies and technologies should be implemented over a long period of time (e.g., 10 to 20 years). Many strategies can be identified that ... -
Twin ports intermodal freight terminal study: evaluation of shipper requirements and potential cargo required to establish a rail-truck-marine intermodal terminal in the twin ports of Superior, Wisconsin and Duluth, Minnesota
(Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2003-07)This study examines the potential for an intermodal freight terminal in the metropolitan area of Duluth, MN and Superior, WI (Twin Ports). The geographic regions in the US and Canada are assessed for potential intermodal ... -
A regional traffic simulation/assignment model for evaluation of transit performance and asset utilization: time dependent multimodal and intermodal assignment models
(Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2004-02)This report presents three approaches to modeling multimodal and intermodal transportation network problems for evaluation of transit performance and asset management. The first approach is an automobile assignment-based ... -
Capital preventive maintenance
(Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2004-02)The purpose of this guidebook is to offer a process for managers to follow that will assist in overcoming various perceived limitations currently preventing initiation or expansion of preventive maintenance efforts at ... -
Best practices for linking strategic goals to resource allocation and implementation decisions
(Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2004-03)The research described in this report assembles a set of tools based on experiences and best practices in a diverse set of states for linking strategic goals to resource allocation and implementation decisions using aspects ... -
Infrastructure management decision-making with condition data generated by remote sensors: a time series framework
(Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2004-08)Recent developments in remote sensing and communications technologies allow agencies to install sensors within infrastructure facilities, such as pavement segments and bridges in order to collect condition-related data ... -
System management and monitoring : temporal evaluation of freeway management systems
(Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2005-02)Virtually every major metropolitan area in the US has a traffic monitoring system to help increase traffic throughput, decrease the number of accidents, decrease the time required to clear incidents that disrupt flow, and ... -
Upper Midwest freight corridor study
(Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2005-03-31)This study was undertaken in order to establish a regional approach to improving freight transportation through the Upper Midwest corridor. Improving freight flows through the region can improve reliability and enhance ... -
Maintenance quality assurance : synthesis of measures
(Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2005-08)Constrained budgets and reduced funding are causing state transportation agencies to re-evaluate spending and allocations for maintenance. Much attention is being placed on accounting for maintenance expenditures and ... -
Business and site specific trip generation methodology for truck trips
(Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2005-09)The motivation for this research comes from the recognition that recent developments in supply chain management (SCM) have altered the mechanism of truck trip generation at the individual facility level. This research ... -
Documenting training opportunities related to transportation asset management
(Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2005-10)Many public agencies are now seeking training in the concepts, tools and processes of Transportation Asset Management. Some are creating their own training materials. Some are relying on vendors. Others rely on public ... -
Development of a guide to statistics for maintenance quality assurance programs in transportation
(Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2006-04)This report provides maintenance managers and practitioners with knowledge of how to apply statistics in MQA programs. Literature were reviewed and MQA manuals from 10 states were synthesized to understand state-of-practice ... -
Accelerated construction decision-making process for bridges
(Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2006-04)The decision making process for selecting appropriate construction plan for rehabilitation/reconstruction of bridges involves evaluating plans for their performance on qualitative and quantitative metrics. The decision ... -
Transportation asset management for local government agencies : threshold levels and best practice guide
(Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2006-05)The Federal Highway Administration defines transportation asset management as "a systematic process of operating, maintaining, and upgrading infrastructure cost-effectively." The objective of this report is to help county ...