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原文传递 Performance Metrics Used by Freight Transport Providers.

题名：	Performance Metrics Used by Freight Transport Providers.
作者：	W. D. Cottrell;
关键词：	freight transportation,research program/public transportation, private sector, travel demand, highways, rail transportation, waterway transportation, air transportation, ports, prices, rapid transit systems, imports, businesses, indicators, economic development, performance evaluation/public transportation, private sector, travel demand, highways, rail transportation, waterway transportation, air transportation, ports, prices, rapid transit systems, imports, businesses, indicators, economic development, performance evaluation
摘要：	The newly-established National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) has allocated funding to a project entitled Performance Metrics for Freight Transportation Productivity. According to the projects background discussion, public and private decisions related to the freight industry should be based on a thorough analysis of the impacts of those decisions. These analyses are routinely made in the private sector but less commonly in the public sector. As the demand for freight movements outstrips the capacity of the nations highway, rail, waterway, air, and port systems, the effects are felt as congestion, upward pressure on freight prices, and longer and less reliable transit times. These indicators of distress in the freight transportation system result in increased supply costs for manufacturers, higher import prices, and higher inventory levels. Ultimately, these costs add up to a higher cost of doing business for firms, a higher cost of living for consumers, and a less productive and competitive economy. Such indicators need to be quantified to be useful to decision makers as well as for public education on freight issues. Establishing consistent performance metrics for the freight system will be very helpful in conducting and comparing analyses of the freight system, particularly by identifying the critical data that are needed to assess system performance. / Supplementary Notes: Sponsored by California State Univ., San Bernardino. Transportation Center. and Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC. / Availability Note: Order this product from NTIS by: phone at 1-800-553-NTIS (U.S. customers); (703)605-6000 (other countries); fax at (703)605-6900; and email at orders@ntis.gov. NTIS is located at 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA, 22312, USA. / NTIS Prices: PC A04 / Corporate Author Code: 058665000 / Classifivation: Unclassified report
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