Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Air travel
Languages : en
Pages : 912
Book Description
Transportation Research Record
Author: Navigating Multi-agency NEPA Processes to Advance Multimodal Transportation Projects
Author: Donald J. EmersonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780309375511
Category : Environmental impact statements
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
This report analyzes approaches taken by state departments of transportation (DOTs), their local partners, and other project sponsors to satisfy National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements for transportation projects involving more than one mode. Specific objectives of the research were to: 1) characterize the challenges inherent in satisfying the NEPA requirements of multiple U.S. DOT agencies; 2) identify strategies and tactics that state and local transportation agencies have used to overcome these challenges; and 3) suggest new and innovative strategies that can be applied by state and local transportation agencies in future multimodal NEPA processes. Twelve case studies illustrate successful practices and provide examples of institutional arrangements used to comply with NEPA requirements for two or more U.S. DOT agencies. The case studies demonstrated that there is no single best way to approach the NEPA process for multimodal situations. Success may depend more on the willingness and motivation of the agencies to work together, to find common ground, and to work around differing processes, and less upon a specific organizational structure. An effective interagency approach depends on how well the project sponsor and other agencies are able to work together and bridge their procedural differences.
A Novel Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Model for Building Material Supplier Selection Based on Entropy-AHP Weighted TOPSIS
Author: Chun-Ho ChenPublisher: Infinite Study
ISBN:
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
The TOPSIS method is extended with entropy-AHP weights, and entropy-AHP weights are used instead of subjective weights. A novel decision-making model of TOPSIS integrated entropy-AHP weights is proposed to select the appropriate supplier. Finally, we take the selection of building material suppliers as an example and use sensitivity analysis to show that the combination of the TOPSIS method based on entropy-AHP weights can effectively select the appropriate supplier.
Model Regulations and Plan Amendments for Multimodal Transportation Districts
Author: Kristine WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transit-oriented development
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Papers of the Australasian Transport Research Forum
Author: Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Techniques for Improvement Sustainability Engineering Processes
Author: Edmundas Kazimieras ZavadskasPublisher: MDPI
ISBN: 3039367781
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
The success of any activity and process depends fundamentally on the possibility of balancing (symmetry) needs and their satisfaction. That is, the ability to properly define a set of success indicators. The application of the developed new multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods can be eliminated or decreased by decision-makers’ subjectivity, which leads to consistency or symmetry in the weight values of the criteria. In this Special Issue, 40 research papers and one review study co-authored by 137 researchers from 23 different countries explore aspects of multi-criteria modeling and optimization in crisp or uncertain environments. The papers propose new approaches and elaborate case studies in the following areas of application: MCDM optimization in sustainable engineering, environmental sustainability in engineering processes, sustainable multi-criteria production and logistics processes planning, integrated approaches for modeling processes in engineering, new trends in the multi-criteria evaluation of sustainable processes, and multi-criteria decision-making in strategic management based on sustainable criteria.
The PDMA Handbook of Innovation and New Product Development
Author: Ludwig BstielerPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119890225
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
THE PDMA HANDBOOK OF INNOVATION AND NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT State-of-the-art overview of all aspects of new product development from start to finish The Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) Handbook of Innovation and New Product Development provides an exceptional review of cutting-edge topics for both new and experienced product development leaders, and academics interested in emerging research, offering a comprehensive and updated guide to the practices, processes, and tools critical to achieving and sustaining new product/service development success in today’s world and delivering valuable information on the fundamentals as well as emerging practices. This edition is completely revised to include 32 new and refreshed chapters on topics including: Creating Successful Innovation, Sustainable New Product Development (NPD), Digital Transformation of NPD, the Changing Role of Design Thinking, Market Forecasting, and much more. In The Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) Handbook of Innovation and New Product Development, readers can expect to find specific information on: What separates the winners from the losers when it comes to new products, plus what drives new product success from a holistic standpoint Effective front end innovation practices, portfolio management for product innovation, and identifying significant new business opportunities Obtaining customer needs for product development, harnessing user research for product innovation, and making market analytics work for you Design thinking, artificial intelligence and new product development The 4th edition of The Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) Handbook of Innovation and New Product Development is an essential reference for anyone with responsibility for product development activities, from novices looking for fundamentals to experts seeking insights on emerging concepts and is relevant for all functions and all industries. The Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) is a global community connecting thousands of members whose skills, expertise and experience power the most recognized and respected innovative companies in the world. PDMA’s unique triad of members include product development and management practitioners, academics, and service providers in a variety of industries and knowledge areas, including new product process, strategy innovation, market research, tools and metrics, organizational issues and portfolio management.
Multimodal Evaluation of Passenger Transportation
Author: G. Scott RutherfordPublisher: Transportation Research Board
ISBN: 9780309056632
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
This synthesis will be of interest to transportation planners, environmental analysts, and government officials at the federal, state, regional, and local levels. It describes the state of the practice with respect to the procedures and methodologies used by planning agencies at all levels to plan and evaluate alternative multimodal passenger transportation and to integrate these plans with related land use and environmental issues. This report of the Transportation Research Board describes the federal studies and guidelines that are available and presents the findings of an extensive survey of state, regional, and local agencies to identify the evaluation methods that are being used in the practice. Selected case studies for five types of modal evaluation are presented: intercity corridor, regional study, regional screening, urban corridor, and regional programming.
5 Step Planning Study Process Training Manual
Author: New Perspectives in Multiple Criteria Decision Making
Author: Michalis DoumposPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030114821
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
This book provides comprehensive coverage of the latest research on multiple criteria research analysis (MCDA) and related areas, gathering a collection of high-quality chapters prepared by leading scholars in the field. By covering the established streams in MCDA research and simultaneously exploring new and emerging areas of application, it offers a unique reference resource for the future development of MCDA. The book approaches MCDA as one of the most active areas in operations research and management science (OR/MS). It presents not only the significant advances achieved to date, but also the new opportunities and challenges arising for both the theory and practice of MCDA. Among many others, the book addresses behavioral and conceptual aspects of decision aiding and decision making, problem structuring issues in the framework of new technological and socio-economic advances, methodological and algorithmic advances for analytical modeling and decision aiding, as well as a number of new application areas in engineering, business, and the social sciences.