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Scenario analyzer for real-time Dynamic Transportation Assignment (DTA) systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The optimization of network control strategies using real-time Dynamic Traffic Assignment systems typically utilizes short-term predictions of the network state within a rolling horizon framework. However, there exist ...
Near-optimal data-driven approximation schemes for joint pricing and inventory control models
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The thesis studies the classical multi-period joint pricing and inventory control problem in a data-driven setting. In the problem, a retailer makes periodic decisions of the prices and inventory levels of an item that the ...
Data-driven customer segmentation and personalized information provision in public transit
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
To ensure customer satisfaction, a transit agency must strive to understand and cater to its users' needs. The goal of this research is to develop a framework that could help the transit agency to better understand its ...
The dynamics of activity-making and travel
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Transportation modeling has played a key role in how decision makers and planners make decisions for transport networks and cities. With the increase in available technology, the complexity of the designed interventions ...
Driving change : how workplace benefits can nudge solo car commuters toward sustainable modes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
This thesis investigates the role that employer benefits can play in encouraging commuters to use sustainable modes of transportation, motivated by the increasing cost of parking provision at urban workplaces and the broader ...
Last-mile network design for urban commodity distribution in Latin America
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Transportation, as the carrier of freight and passengers, is undeniably one of the fundamental components required for both economic growth and development. In an urban environment, freight movements support most city-based ...
Representing accessibility in long-term household decisions evidence from vehicle ownership and residential location-related choice models
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
This study examines variations in representing accessibility and how well these representations reflect people's preferences for accessibility as observed in their behaviour in long-term transportation and location-related ...
Scenario discovery for a future of automated mobility on-demand in the urban environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Future uncertainty has always been a hindrance in the field of transportation planning. It is difficult to make robust decisions regarding optimal transportation policies when uncertainty is so wide. This project presents ...
Accelerating bus electrification : enabling a sustainable transition to low carbon transportation systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
With growing agreement that credible pathways to zero carbon electricity exist, many support the notion that widespread electrification of the transportation sector will be an essential strategy for meeting scientifically-based ...