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transport Planning: Selection of Analytical Techniques
- R.E. Burns
- September 1969
- Vol. 3
- No. 3
- Page 306
transport Planning: Selection of Analytical Techniques
- R.E. Burns
- September 1969
- Vol. 3
- No. 3
- Page 306
Various approaches to transport planning are considered - 'bottleneck', project analysis, linear programming, integer programming and simulation models. In view of the 'staggering' requirements of the simulation method for data and computer access, and especially for expert personnel, Mr Burns concludes that project analysis is the most appropriate for West Pakistan.
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