Luiz Afonso dos Santos Senna

The influence of travel time variability on the value of time

Current benefits from travel time savings have only been related to the benefits from reducing mean travel time. Some previous attempts of including variability in the generalised cost function have mainly assumed commuters with fixed arrival time. This paper presents a comprehensive framework for valuing travel time variability that allows for any journey purpose and arrival time constraint. The proposed model is based on the expected utility approach and the mean-standard deviation approach. Stated Preference methods are considered the best technique for providing the data for calibrating the models. The values of time derived from the models are highly influenced by the value of travel time variability and it strongly depends on the probability distribution function travellers are faced with.

Governança em plataformas logísticas: uma análise dos elementos e atributos a serem considerados neste tipo de empreendimento logístico

Abstract TheLogisticsPlatformsarelogisticsenterprisesoflargescalethatserve anareaor region,wherethey concentrateandrealizedactivitiesdirectedtoproduction,transport,logisticsandgoodsdistribution,usingthesamebasisofserviceswheredifferentactorsinvolvedarerelatedtogoalofachievinggreaterefficiencyintheiroperations.Thisresearchaimedtoidentifytheattributesandelementsthatcanbeappliedtothegovernanceoflogisticsplatforms.Toreachthepurposeofthisresearch,itwasrealizedaliteraturereviewaboutthemainconceptsrelatedtogovernanceandlogisticsplatformsandalsoasurveyoffeaturesoflogisticsplatformslocatedinEuropeextractedfromreports Feasibilityof FreightVillages inthe NYMTCRegion andAnExplorationoftheFreightVillageConceptandItsApplicabilitytoOntario.Asaresultitwasfoundthatthegovernanceofthistypeofenterpriseisassociatedinfluenceofpower,thedegreeofhierarchybetweenthedifferentactorsinvolvedorparticipatingand also the levels and synergies that are established in interorganizational relationships both in the public and private spheres. Silva,R.M.,Senna,E.T.P.,Senna,L.A.D.S.andLimaJunior,O.F.(2013)Governancaemplataformaslogisticas:umaanalisedoselementoseatributosaseremconsideradosnestetipodeempreendimentologistico.JournalofTransportLiterature,vol.7,n.3,pp. 240-269.

The Challenge of Teaching Business Logistics to International Students

Abstract There is a need to engage in Inter-national educational; policymakers and stakeholders worldwide in a dialogue on lifelong learning, helping organisations formulate visions and concrete action plans for establishing both lifelong learning and innovation frameworks appropriate to their Global environment contexts. Knowledge and society, characterised by the new continuing dissemination of new information and technologies, has triggered the dynamics into the international educational market. The aim of this study is to provide a general analysis of teaching and learning strategies regarding international students in the Business Environment, especially in the logistics unit approach.