Böcker av Petros A. Ioannou

Based on a master's program course at the University of Southern California, the main goal of Mathematics and Tools for Financial Engineering is to train students to use mathematical and engineering tools to understand and solve financial problems. The book contains numerous examples and problem

With contributions from experts, this book presents techniques and technologies to boost capacity, reduce cost, and improve efficiency transportation systems. It discusses ports and container terminals, how they interact with surface transportation, and related security issues. It covers fully automated containers, explains cost and performance analysis, and examines new strategies for empty container reuse, truck routing, and dispatching to meet time constraints for service. Additional topics include container terminals of the future, advanced processing technologies, and the gate appointment system. It examines labor union issues and environment issues associated with ports, ships, and the logistics chain.