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... Examining Carrier Transportation Characteristics Along the Supply Chain Anne Goodchild, Maura Rowell, and Andrea Gagliano University of Washington Presentation Notes: Presented by Anne Goodchild, University of Washington. This model examines carriers and characterizes statistically significant and predictable transportation patterns at the regional and statewide levels.
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... classifications, however, lack the important operational detail that is necessary to understand the implications of policy changes. Modeling the effects of disruptions will require additional knowledge of logistical practices (Goodchild et al.
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... The principal question asked if the respondent owns or operates a facility that produces raw materials, a facility that manufactures goods, a storage center, a distribution center, and/or a retail store. Respondents who responded "no" to all the facility types were classified as link carriers.
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... • All time windows (less than 30 minutes, one to two hours, half day, and all day) were significantly different between link and node carriers.
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... Holguin-Veras, J A Framework for an Integrative Freight Marketing Simulation.

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