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Vulnerability Discussion in Multimodal Freight Systems

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Transportation systems constitute a significant part of the global economy, specifically in relation to the efficient movement of goods and services. In this chapter, we discuss the vulnerability of the transportation infrastructure to extreme events. Concepts such as reliability, vulnerability, risk, and resilience are developed and their relationships are discussed for multimodal transportation systems. These concepts are further illustrated using Hurricane Katrina’s impact on the freight flow transportation on the roadway network within a state and in the USA. A discussion on the vulnerability analysis of the multimodal transportation systems to extreme events is followed by suggestions for future research.

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  1. School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, Room 448C, 202 W. Boyd Street, 73019, Norman, OK, USA

    Saniye Gizem Aydin

  2. School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, Room 107, 202 W. Boyd Street, 73019, Norman, OK, USA

    Pakize Simin Pulat

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  1. College of Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA

    P. Simin Pulat

  2. Dept of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

    Subhash C. Sarin

  3. Dept of Industrial & Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

    Reha Uzsoy

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Aydin, S., Pulat, P. (2014). Vulnerability Discussion in Multimodal Freight Systems. In: Pulat, P., Sarin, S., Uzsoy, R. (eds) Essays in Production, Project Planning and Scheduling. International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, vol 200. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9056-2_7

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