Interregional Corridors: Prioritizing and Managing Critical Connections Between Minnesota’s Economic Centers

2002 ◽  
Vol 1817 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda M. Zemotel ◽  
David K. Montebello
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measures ◽  
System Performance ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Department Of Transportation ◽  
Performance Expectations ◽  
Regional Trade ◽  
Performance Targets ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Definition Of

Growth trends in Minnesota emphasize the need to ensure that travel on highway corridors linking regional trade centers in the state is safe, reliable, and efficient. In 1999, the Minnesota Department of Transportation initiated an interregional corridor study to define a system of interregional corridors that connect important regional trade centers. Minnesota’s effort to develop the interregional corridor system, performance expectations, and principles and policies for managing and guiding development along these corridors is described. The interregional corridor system and the corresponding management principles and policies were developed in several phases: ( a) definition of regional trade centers, ( b) identification of the interregional corridor system, ( c) development of interregional corridor principles and policies, and ( d) development of a corridor management plan guide. The study developed performance measures and performance targets to identify mobility risk corridors, which are corridors that perform below target speed or have a risk of signal proliferation. Methods used at a sketch-planning level to identify priority routes and performance levels are described. The study developed a more uniform process for developing corridor management plans.

scholarly journals Building a Metaframework for Sustainable Transport Indicators

2015 ◽  
Vol 2531 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yannick Cornet ◽  
Henrik Gudmundsson
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measures ◽  
Logical Structure ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Sustainable Transport ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Transportation Research ◽  
Brundtland Report ◽  
Indicator Frameworks ◽  
Selection Of

Several recent papers presented at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., and elsewhere have reported on efforts to make sustainability manageable. To this end, the papers suggested the use of indicators and performance measures to help conceptualize and operationalize sustainability for transportation-related planning and decision making. Often these studies presented frameworks that would allow sustainability indicators and measures to be included in, for example, agency strategies and practices. Moreover, some papers suggested criteria for the selection of individual indicators and performance measures. The studies, however, did not always agree on the definition of a framework or how to use one to make sustainability-based decisions, and they tended to differ on underscored aspects and concerns. The current study addressed the issue of frameworks more generically and explored what was termed a “metaframework” with a set of associated criteria to guide the framing of indicators for sustainable transportation. On the basis of an explicit framework theory, the three functions of conceptualization, operationalization, and utilization were found to provide a logical structure of complementary features with which to build indicator frameworks. Characteristics of robust indicator frameworks were evaluated in terms of their significance for the three key functions, and they were collected in a list of criteria. A review of the Brundtland Report provided an example of how a more finely grained understanding of sustainability can inform the conceptualization criterion ranking of sustainability impacts. The metaframework was intended primarily as a basis for empirical analysis and for meta-evaluation of existing practice frameworks with respect to the strength of the level of sustainability that they are likely to provide.

A method for assessing resilience of high-speed EMUs considering a network-based system topology and performance data

2021 ◽  
pp. 1748006X2110045
Author(s):  
Shuai Lin ◽  
Limin Jia ◽  
Hengrun Zhang ◽  
Yanhui Wang
Keyword(s):  
System Performance ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Performance Data ◽  
Mathematical Expressions ◽  
Resilience Index ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Chinese Standard ◽  
Multiple Units ◽  
System Topology

The high complexity of the system topology and the uncertainty of threats necessitate the consideration of the resilience of high-speed electric multiple units (EMUs). This paper first gives a definition of high-speed EMU resilience. Then, the structure of a high-speed EMU is described in the form of a network to enable the application of network science for resilience evaluation based on corresponding mathematical expressions. Afterward, a measure of system performance (MSP) is constructed that considers the influence of the high-speed EMU topology and performance data. According to the definition of resilience of a high-speed EMU, a system resilience measurement (SRM) is proposed that comprehensively considers the degree and time of the change in system performance. The validity of our method is then illustrated by applying it to the system topology and performance data associated with the Chinese standard electric multiple units (CEMUs) that serve on high-speed railways in China. Experiments are reported to illustrate the concept of resilience and the procedure for its measurement and to present comparisons with an existing resilience index. Our results indicate that the SRM proposed here can capture the sensitivity of the response of high-speed EMUs to the disturbances, thereby supporting the optimal design and risk management.

scholarly journals Metric for Calculation of System Complexity based on its Connections

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Ricardo Braga de Paiva ◽  
Viviane Margarida Gomes ◽  
Bernardo Araújo Rodrigues ◽  
Lais Fernanda Araújo Silva ◽  
Bruno Cesar Maioli Aniceto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measures ◽  
System Performance ◽  
Discrete Event Systems ◽  
Discrete Event ◽  
Distribution Center ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Dynamic Complexity ◽  
System Complexity ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Chinese Philosophers

This paper proposes a methodology based on system connections to calculate its complexity. Two study cases are proposed: the dining Chinese philosophers’ problem and the distribution center. Both studies are modeled using the theory of Discrete Event Systems and simulations in different contexts were performed in order to measure their complexities. The obtained results present i) the static complexity as a limiting factor for the dynamic complexity, ii) the lowest cost in terms of complexity for each unit of measure of the system performance and iii) the output sensitivity to the input parameters. The associated complexity and performance measures aggregate knowledge about the system.

Cyber Security, IT Governance, and Performance

2020 ◽  
pp. 275-288
Author(s):  
Abdalmuttaleb M. A. Musleh Al-Sartawi ◽  
Anjum Razzaque
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measures ◽  
Cyber Security ◽  
It Governance ◽  
Computer Engineering ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
Performance Context ◽  
Financial Performance Measures ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Definition Of

Cybersecurity is an emerging field with a growing body of literature and publications. It is fundamentally based in computer science and computer engineering but has recently gained popularity in business management. Despite the explosion of cybersecurity, there is a scarcity of literature on the definition of the term ‘Cybers Security' and how it is situated within different contexts. Henceforth, this chapter presents a review of the work related to cybersecurity, within different contexts, mainly IT governance and firm performance context. The work reviewed is separated into four main categories: the importance of cybersecurity and how it is measured, corporate governance and IT governance, IT governance mechanisms, and financial performance measures.

Performance Objectives and Measurement

Education ◽  
2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney L. Brown ◽  
Mindy Hightower King
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
The United States ◽  
Direct Products ◽  
Program Administrators ◽  
Performance Targets ◽  
Measurement Framework ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation ◽  
Measurement Strategies

Performance objectives, often referred to as performance measures, are written statements that quantitatively describe the products, services, and outcomes of programs, agencies, or interventions. Most often, performance objectives/measures serve as a tool to help understand, manage, and improve how programs or organizations operate and the extent to which they effect desired change. Performance Measurement and Evaluation: Definitions and Relationships (US General Accounting Office 2011 [GAO-11-646sp], cited under General Overviews) provides the following definition: “Performance measurement is the ongoing monitoring and reporting of program accomplishments, particularly progress toward pre-established goals . . . Performance measures may address the type or level of program activities conducted (process), the direct products and services delivered by a program (outputs), or the results of those products and services (outcomes). A “program” may be any activity, project, function, or policy that has an identifiable purpose or set of objectives.” Performance measurement is an important practice in the public and nonprofit sectors of the United States and in many countries around the world. Executive and legislative initiatives require program administrators, contractors, and grantees to identify performance measures, set performance targets, and report on their progress toward meeting performance goals. As a result, program administrators and mangers frequently seek help in designing and implementing performance measurement strategies and systems. Often this support is provided by program evaluators, who bring stakeholders together to clarify program goals and determine how best to report results. Many of the citations included in this article are intended to provide readers with the skills to develop and implement “performance-measurement frameworks,” although the terms performance objectives, performance measures, and performance indicators are used interchangeably by different authors. A review of the literature in this area demonstrates that although there is some variation in the terminology used across different fields, performance measures or performance objectives always include a number and a unit of measure. In some cases, they may also be associated with goals (sometimes referred to as objectives, too). The citations in this article are intended to direct readers to works that define performance measurement and provide instructions on how to apply these constructs to individual programs or interventions. This article concludes with a brief section on tools and techniques related to the development of performance objectives/measure; this final section provides citations on examples and instructions for creating logic models, part of the performance-measurement framework, as well as specifics on writing performance objectives and measures.

scholarly journals Do Corporate Governance Recommendations Apply to U.S. Agricultural Cooperatives?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 5321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason R. V. Franken ◽  
Michael L. Cook
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
Agricultural Cooperatives ◽  
Limited Evidence ◽  
Performance Expectations ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Cooperative Governance

A limited inquiry into cooperative governance and performance suggests that best practices from corporate governance literature may not apply uniformly to cooperatives. The rarely addressed issue of endogeneity limits confidence in recommendations for corporations and cooperatives alike and inference of recommendations for cooperatives is complicated by availability of appropriate performance measures. By accounting for the most commonly recognized sources of endogeneity and measuring overall cooperative performance, expectations of better performance by larger cooperatives with smaller boards are confirmed, while limited evidence is obtained on the expected positive effects of seating outside experts on the board.

Advancing Urban Multimodal Transportation System Performance Management

2017 ◽  
Vol 2646 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Dock ◽  
Ryan Westrom ◽  
Kevin Lee ◽  
Burak Cesme
Keyword(s):  
Performance Management ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
System Performance ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Transportation System ◽  
Visualization Tool ◽  
Department Of Transportation ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Multimodal Transportation ◽  
The Public

As in many cities, congestion in Washington, D.C., is one of the top concerns of residents, businesses, travelers, and policy makers. Monitoring and communicating system performance from a mobility perspective is challenging, particularly when dealing with the multimodal nature of travel in urban areas. The District Department of Transportation has identified a set of performance measures for multimodal mobility—including congestion—that are based on available data and is making these metrics available to the public and to policy makers through an innovative visualization tool. The study’s approach, measures, and visualization component provide a model for other jurisdictions to consider adopting when seeking to better understand and convey the challenges, opportunities, and interdependencies of multimodal travel.

Aviation System Performance Measures for State Transportation Planning

2000 ◽  
Vol 1703 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey D. Gosling
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measures ◽  
Transportation Planning ◽  
System Performance ◽  
National Level ◽  
Transportation System ◽  
System Support ◽  
Department Of Transportation ◽  
California Department ◽  
Update Process ◽  
Transportation Plan

A proposed set of aviation system performance measures that have been defined to support multimodal transportation planning in California is presented. As part of the 1998 update of the California Transportation Plan (CTP), the California Department of Transportation has defined a framework of system performance measures that could be applied on a multimodal basis to assess the performance of the transportation system, support informed decision making, and establish a coordinated and consistent process for performance measurement throughout the state. The research that is described examined approaches to measuring the performance of the aviation system that have been adopted at a national level and in other states, as well as general principles for measurement of transportation system performance that emerged from a conference held in 1997 as part of the CTP update process. The range of considerations that arise in measuring the performance of the aviation system is discussed, and potential performance measures that have been proposed to address the requirements of the CTP framework are identified. Finally, issues that will need to be addressed in implementing any comprehensive set of performance measures for the aviation component of the transportation system are discussed.

State of the Practice in High-Occupancy Vehicle System Performance Monitoring

2003 ◽  
Vol 1856 (1) ◽  
pp. 152-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
System Performance ◽  
Performance Monitoring ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Monitoring Programs ◽  
And Performance ◽  
System Performance Monitoring

Performance monitoring has been an integral element of high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) system development since the first HOV facilities were opened in the late 1960s. Much of the current HOV guidance has evolved from the lessons learned from performance reporting during these initial projects, and performance monitoring remains the only effective way to determine whether a particular facility or system has accomplished desired goals and achieves benefits. The state of the practice in HOV system performance monitoring in the United States reveals that generally all areas conduct some form of performance monitoring, although the range of goals and objectives, performance measures, and analysis methodologies varies widely among areas. Often there is a disconnect between HOV goals and performance monitoring, resulting in monitoring programs that do not focus on appropriate expectations for the HOV system, making it inherently difficult to adequately address the legitimacy of the HOV system through performance or to appropriately respond to changing performance conditions. Disparities in HOV performance monitoring programs need to be addressed to establish an analogous range of goals, data collection techniques, and performance measures. Appropriate goals and performance measures can then be articulated for each region as the basis for ongoing monitoring. Current experience demonstrates that meaningful HOV system performance can be accomplished for relatively limited resources when goals and performance measures are focused, data collection is automated, and data analysis sampling is applied. Recognizing the need to demonstrate the benefits of HOV facilities to address public expectations, monitoring agencies call for a commitment to advance data collection technologies and to provide the necessary resources to sustain and enhance the state of the practice in HOV system performance monitoring.

scholarly journals Assessment of Landscape Co-Benefits in Natura 2000 Site Management Plans

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5707
Author(s):  
Maria Rosa Trovato ◽  
Paolo Micalizzi ◽  
Salvatore Giuffrida
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Development Model ◽  
Site Management ◽  
Climate Change Policies ◽  
Tourist Flows ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Natura 2000 Site ◽  
And Performance

The concept of co-benefits developed in the context of climate change policies can be extended to the strategies aimed at protecting natural resources. A co-effects-based policy approach proposes a multidimensionality capable of strengthening its effectiveness and supporting a co-generative development model aimed at promoting virtuous forms of territorial capital valorisation. The study aimed to evaluate the landscape co-benefits generated by the Natura 2000 networks, achieving a measure of efficiency of the policies and performance of the Management Plan, with reference to the “Timpa di Acireale” site. CVM and TCM were used for the estimation of landscape co-benefits. For the evaluation of the efficiency of the policies and the performance of the Plan, some economic-financial criteria were implemented. With reference to the user-citizen, the local tourist and the supralocal tourist, flows of annual co-benefits of EUR 754,764, EUR 99,678.12 and EUR 2,276.39, respectively, were estimated. The analyses of the efficiency of the policies and the performance of the Plan provided sufficient results. In conclusion, the lack of an adequate level of infrastructure for all users’ profiles reduces the ability to generate co-benefits for the users themselves and more significantly for tourists in a territory with a strong tourism vocation.

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