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Teo Sze Ern, Joel
Evaluating Impacts of Road-Pricing on Freight Transport using Multi-agent Model
Division of Logistics Management Systems, Department of Urban Management, Graduate School of Engineering
Place of stay: NUS Centre for Maritime Studies, Singapore
Term: November 26 – December 12, 2010
The purpose of this internship was to engage in a multiple perspective of the freight activities and freight transport measures in Singapore from the viewpoint of the government authority, freight carriers and consultants.
Singapore was chosen as the location for the internship due to its pioneering efforts in introducing road pricing and the availability of data relating to the consequences and benefits of road pricing. A platform for sharing information among the multiple stakeholders is usually difficult to organize and realize due to sensitivity and confidentiality of the data. Therefore, I have decided to visit the stakeholders individually to discuss their concerns and interests in the freight transport industry.
I had the opportunity to discuss my research ideas and receive feedbacks about my research topic during this short-term internship. A significant milestone in this internship was the establishment of common research interest among the stakeholders for future collaboration.
