Inventory theory, mode choice and network structure in freight transport

In passenger transport, hub-and-spoke networks allow the transportation of small passenger flows with competitive frequencies, in a way that direct line networks cannot. Equivalently, in freight transport, it can be expected that small shipper-receiver flows of high added value commodities transit through hub and spoke networks, while larger...

A Simple Representation of a Complex Urban Transport System Based on the Analysis of Transport Demand: The Case of Region Ile-de-France

In densely urbanised areas the structure of the transport systems becomes quite complicated. Many types of transportservices are available and many types of modes are being used, thus offering a wide palette of transport options. How do all these transport services and modes relate to each other? In practice it proves to be quite hard to define...