Completed Research Projects
- Completed Research Projects
- Network Analysis of Freight Diversion and Capacity Issues in Tennessee
- Intermodal Freight Network – User Interface Development
- U.S. Foreign Waterborne Cargo Data System: phase II
- Mining AIS Data for Improved Vessel Trip Analysis Capabilities
- Spatial Analysis of Safety and Security Vulnerability During Transport of Hazardous Materials
- U.S. Freight Investment Efficiency: Phase I
- Baseline of the US National Freight System
- National Scan of Freight Capacity, Safety and Security Issues (phases I and II)
- Freight Analysis Network Development
- Intermodal Freight Curriculum Development
- Freight Analysis Network – Terminal Capacity Estimation
- Tennessee Highway Route Risk Assessments
- I-40 Trucking Operations and Safety Analysis
- Enterprise Risk Management Needs Assessment Protocol
- Intermodal GIS Network Risk Assessment
- Truck Terminal and Corridor Performance Analysis
- Coastal Maritime Risk Assessments
- The “Phases” of Emergency Management
- The Recovery Phase of Emergency Management
- Freight Transportation and Emergency Management: Profiles of 3 Stakeholder Groups
- Safety, Security and Capacity of Critical Rail Corridors
- Intermodal Freight GIS Network
- Regional Traffic and Safety Information Dissemination – Phase 2
- CAIT 10: Inland Marine Transportation Analytics, Phase II
- Inland Marine Transportation Data Collection Using Automatic Identification Systems
- US Foreign Waterborne Cargo Data System
- TDOT SmartWay Information System (TSIS)
- Spill Management Information System (SMIS)
The objective of this research project was to develop a curriculum in which graduate students interested in freight management, freight professionals, and stakeholders working with freight professionals can be exposed to the policies, concepts and methods utilized in managing intermodal transportation systems.
This introductory course was oriented around subjects that are timely and critical relevant to intermodal freight transportation. The course development and refinement was a joint activity involving Vanderbilt University and the University of Memphis. The course was initially offered as a graduate course (spring 2009 semester) at Vanderbilt University and the University of Memphis (using distance-based learning technologies). The offering also included a field trip with tours of an air courier distribution center (FedEx), major railroad yard (BNSF), port of Memphis, a water terminal area and a towboat operating on the Mississippi River.
Following completion of the course, the curriculum was evaluated, taking into consideration student comments and feedback from course instructors. Feedback was very positive regarding this first offering of the course. The next course offering may be expanded to include other institutions using distance-based learning technologies and the curriculum will be modified to suit transportation industry continuing education needs. The researchers are interested in condensing the course into an executive management course and/or a primer for interested parties to provide basic information about how the intermodal freight transportation industry operates, its impact on the economy and societal well-being, and challenges and opportunities to its future success.
Supplemental Notes: This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program (University of Memphis, Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute).
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