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Development And Field Testing Of An Interactive Transit Station Information System (Itsis) Using Connected Vehicle Technologies, Huadong Meng, Jacob Tsao, Kun Zhou, Justin Picar, Bradley Mizuno, Wei-Bin Zhang Dec 2017

Development And Field Testing Of An Interactive Transit Station Information System (Itsis) Using Connected Vehicle Technologies, Huadong Meng, Jacob Tsao, Kun Zhou, Justin Picar, Bradley Mizuno, Wei-Bin Zhang

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The objective of Interactive Transit Station Information System (ITSIS) is to better inform transit travelers during their trips and to enable dynamic transit operations to better serve travelers. The ultimate goal is to make transit more friendly and attractive to the traveling population such that transit will become a viable choice for travel and an integrated part of the solution for congestion relief. This report documents a research effort to develop and test a ITSIS prototype that uses Connected Vehicle technologies to enable the real-time interaction between passengers and transit systems at bus stations. The reports summarizes the findings from …


Forecasting Us Army Enlistment Contract Production In Complex Geographical Marketing Areas, Joshua L. Mcdonald, Edward D. White, Raymond R. Hill, Christian Pardo Aug 2017

Forecasting Us Army Enlistment Contract Production In Complex Geographical Marketing Areas, Joshua L. Mcdonald, Edward D. White, Raymond R. Hill, Christian Pardo

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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate an improved method for forecasting the US Army recruiting. Design/methodology/approach: Time series methods, regression modeling, principle components and marketing research are included in this paper. Findings: This paper found the unique ability of multiple statistical methods applied to a forecasting context to consider the effects of inputs that are controlled to some degree by a decision maker. Research limitations/implications: This work will successfully inform the US Army recruiting leadership on how this improved methodology will improve their recruitment process.
Practical implications: Improved US Army analytical technique for forecasting recruiting goals.


Improving Resource Management In The Afghan Air Force, Jonathan D. Ritschel, Tamiko L. Ritschel Jul 2017

Improving Resource Management In The Afghan Air Force, Jonathan D. Ritschel, Tamiko L. Ritschel

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The nascent Afghan Air Force (AAF) is rapidly changing with new platforms programmed and existing platforms expanding. As US and coalition forces draw down, the transition of financial responsibility from American to Afghan processes is on the horizon.