Freight Transport Planning and Logistics: Proceedings of an International Seminar on Freight Transport Planning and Logistics Held in Bressanone, Italy, July 1987

Improvements in the performance of a freight transport system can be achieved either through technological innovation or by using advanced planning tools. This volume includes contributions on planning which cover the following topics: — analysis of current trends in developed countries, — demand analysis and forecasting, — flows simulation and prediction, — shipment and delivery problems, — regulation problems, — investment evaluation. Papers consider such applications as warehouse locatio...