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A Multi-User Decision Support System For Online City Bus Tour Planning, Saeed Asadi Bagloee, Madjid Tavana, Debora Di Caprio, Mohsen Asadi, Mitra Heshmati Mar 2017

A Multi-User Decision Support System For Online City Bus Tour Planning, Saeed Asadi Bagloee, Madjid Tavana, Debora Di Caprio, Mohsen Asadi, Mitra Heshmati

Business Systems and Analytics Faculty Work

Tourism is rapidly becoming a sustainable pathway toward economic prosperity for host countries and communities. Recent advances in information and communications technology, the smartphone, the Internet and Wi-Fi have given a boost to the tourism industry. The city bus tour (CBT) service is one of the most successful businesses in the tourism industry. However, there exists no smart decision support system determining the most efficient way to plan the itinerary of a CBT. In this research, we report on the ongoing development of a mobile application (app) and a website for tourists, hoteliers and travel agents to connect with city …


Autonomous Vehicles: Challenges, Opportunities, And Future Implications For Transportation Policies, Saeed Asadi Bagloee, Madjid Tavana, Mohsen Asadi, Tracey Oliver Aug 2016

Autonomous Vehicles: Challenges, Opportunities, And Future Implications For Transportation Policies, Saeed Asadi Bagloee, Madjid Tavana, Mohsen Asadi, Tracey Oliver

Business Systems and Analytics Faculty Work

This study investigates the challenges and opportunities pertaining to transportation policies that may arise as a result of emerging autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies. AV technologies can decrease the transportation cost and increase accessibility to low-income households and persons with mobility issues. This emerging technology also has far-reaching applications and implications beyond all current expectations. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the relevant literature and explores a broad spectrum of issues from safety to machine ethics. An indispensable part of a prospective AV development is communication over cars and infrastructure (connected vehicles). A major knowledge gap exists in AV technology …


Interview Of Thomas Lorandeau, M.B.A., Thomas Lorandeau, Eric Lorandeau Mar 2011

Interview Of Thomas Lorandeau, M.B.A., Thomas Lorandeau, Eric Lorandeau

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Thomas Lorandeau was born in 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For the first four years of his life, Thomas lived in the Wissinoming section of Philadelphia, directly across from Wissinoming Park. When Tom was four, he and his family moved to the Juniata Park section of Philadelphia. Tom has four siblings, all brothers; he is the second child in the family. Tom, and all of his brothers, attended Holy Innocents for elementary school and Northeast Catholic High for Boys for their secondary education. In 1970, Tom began his undergraduate studies at, then, La Salle College (University). During his time at La …