INTEGRATED TRANSPORTATION

摘要

If we are to continue to refine our transportation systems, we must move to the next level of effectiveness and efficiency, Integrated Transportation (IT). Integrated Transportation is denned as the best possible way to seamlessly perform any given transportation function, totally integrating all modes of transportation most effectively and efficiently, eliminating Useless Work, into one single universe of operations. Useless Work is defined as that work which is not necessary to perform the function of a transportation process transaction to perfection. When the transportation function is performed in a totally integrated transportation system, a tremendous amount of useless (redundant) work and in some cases entire transactions are eliminated in each participating mode. In this process, all alternatives must be examined in order to determine the best possible solution.