Engineering Systems Division: Recent submissions

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    • Congestion Mitigation through Schedule Coordination at JFK: An Integrated Approach 

      Jacquillat, Alexandre; Odoni, Amedeo R. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2013-08)
      Most flight delays are created by large temporary or long-term imbalances between demand and capacity at the busiest airports. Absent large increases in capacity, airport congestion can only be mitigated through improvements ...

    • Productivity of Passenger Rail Transportation Services in the Northeast Corridor 

      Archila, Andres-Felipe; Sakamoto, Ryusuke; Fearing, Rebecca Cassler; Sussman, Joseph M. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2013-11)
      Technological changes, capital investment, organizational reforms, and external factors can impact railway productivity. Using non-parametric single-factor and multifactor productivity (SFP and MFP) Törnqvist trans-log ...

    • Uncertainty and Inter-jurisdictional High-speed Rail Planning: Insights from Portugal and the United Kingdom 

      Stein, Naomi; Sussman, Joseph M. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2013-11)
      Within public policy and academic discourses, high-speed rail (HSR) is presented as a way of achieving “smarter” or more sustainable forms of growth. Realizing this promise requires coordinated policy efforts across levels ...