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Investigating the Potential Benefits of Enhanced End to End Supply Chain Visibility
This report examines the benefits of using end-to-end supply chain visibility technologies and considers issues relating to leadership and practical adoption of the technology.
Social Costs of Road Crashes in Australia: The Case for Willingness-to-pay Values for Road Safety
This report provides a broad indication of the methodology, project components, expertise available and indicative costs required to produce a robust national willingness to pay (WTP) estimate of the social cost of Australian road crashes.
Light Freight Vehicles and Urban Logistics
The number of light commercial vehicles in Australia has increased at a faster rate than both population and state economic growth. This report examines the contribution of light commercial vehicles and light rigid trucks to the urban supply chain.…
Valuation of Travel Time Reliability: A Review of Current Practice
This report introduces key methodologies and the associated challenges with regards to defining and measuring travel time reliability, in particular, for improving the valuation of travel time in project appraisal by Australian jurisdictions.
Updating Austroads RUE Unit Values and Related Methodologies
Austroads updates of unit values and cost estimation algorithms used as inputs for urban and non-urban road investment evaluation models have become the industry standard in Australia. Updates provide a comprehensive and detailed coverage in both…
Cotton Industry: Freight Logistics Case Study
Queensland Transport, on behalf of Austroads, commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers in association with Macarthur Agribusiness and Hughes Consulting Services to conduct a study of the transport / logistics chain for cotton industry inputs and outputs,…
Freight Transport Chain Case Studies: Consolidated Findings
This report includes a review of recent freight transport case studies including a number involving intermodal operations, and the identification of broader trends and conclusions on freight operations that can be inferred from case studies.…
Review and Enhancement of Vehicle Operating Cost Models - Assessment of Existing Models
In response to a concern that road evaluation models utilised by Australian road authorities were yielding inconsistent and inaccurate estimates of road user benefits, Austroads surveyed and assessed evaluation models currently in use. Information…