Recent Research:

Dynamic and Stochastic Fleet Management 

• Dynamic Dispatching, Load Acceptance and Pricing Strategies for Carrier Fleet Operations: Potential for Improved Freight Mobility. Sponsor: University of California Transportation Center August 1997-July 1998

• Implementable dynamic dispatching algorithms for carrier fleet operations: Demand responsive service for standard ground and Intermodal freight movements Sponsor: Transportation Research Board ITS-IDEA, August 1998-July 1999

• On-line Algorithms for dynamic dispatching of commercial vehicle operations.  Sponsor: University of California Transportation Center, September 1998-August 1999

• Dynamic Freight and Fleet Management: Modeling, Algorithm Development and Implementation. Sponsor: NSF CAREER Award, July, 1999- June, 2003

• Analysis and Development of Tools to Support Intermodal Operations.  Sponsor: JBHunt Transportation Inc./The Logistics Institute January 1999-January 2001 (two separate awards made)

• Online verses Rolling Horizon Algorithms for Dynamic Service Fleet Operations.  Sponsor: University of California Transportation Center, September 1999-August 2000

Behavioral Models/Impacts of Information Technologies

• Assessment of the Perceptions of California Fleet Operators Regarding Transportation Problems, Expectations and Solutions. Sponsor: University of California Transportation Center August 1997-July 1998

• Impacts of Shipping Changes on the Efficiency of the Freight Transportation Network Sponsor: University of California Transportation Center, September 1999-August 2000

• Deployment Paths of ATIS: Impact on Commercial Vehicle Operations, Private Sector Providers, the Public Sector Role Sponsor: California Partners for Advanced Transportation and Highways (PATH), July 2000 - June 2001

• E-commerce and the efficiency of the California freight network: Perspectives of shippers, carriers and third party logistics and information services providers. Sponsor: University of California Transportation Center, July 2000-June 2001

• Inventory theoretic models of freight demand: Revisiting the past in light of the new economy Sponsor: University of California Transportation Center, July 2000-June 2001

• Impacts of Information Technologies in the Non-Integrated Air Cargo Industry, 1999-2001