ITLS Working Papers 2008: Recent submissions
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Commercial vehicle tour data collection using passive GPS technology: Issues and potential applications
Published 2008-07-01In mid-2006 a GPS survey of commercial vehicles was piloted in Melbourne, Australia to support a major update of freight data and modelling capabilities in the metropolitan region. This survey marked the first of its kind ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
The six sigma approach in performance management to reduce injury rate at work
Published 2008-10-01This case study uses the Six Sigma process framework in performance management to explore and improve the injury rate of an international waste disposal firm. The results indicate that an employee-management consensus ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
What if petrol increased to $10 per litre? Implications on travel behaviour and public transport demand
Published 2008-09-01Petrol prices are increasing at a formidable rate. In July 2007 unleaded regular petrol in the typical Australian capital city was about $A1.20/litre and 12 months later the price was over $A1.60/litre. Pundits predict ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
The demand chain and response management: New directions for operations management?
Published 2008-07-01Supply chain management would appear to be at the end of its lifecycle. Customers of all types are expressing preferences based upon some degree of product-service differentiation and not simply on cost. The growing interest ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Aggregation of common-metric attributes in preference revelation in choice experiments and implications for willingness to pay
Published 2008-09-01There is a growing literature that promotes the notion of process heterogeneity in the way that individuals evaluate packages of attributes in real or hypothetical markets and make choices. Empirical evidence suggests that ...Open AccessWorking Paper