Workshop on Real-Time Transportation Logistics, Marina Del Rey, California, April 26-28, 2002

这笔赠款为一个为期3天的实时物流研讨会提供部分支持，该研讨会于2002年4月26日至28日在加利福尼亚州的Marina Del Rey举行，有40-50名与会者参加。这个想法是为了解决最近出现的实用和经济的GPS和其他关于取货和送货卡车状态的实时信息来源所带来的机遇和研究挑战。实时通信使大量新的信息和控制成为可能，从而彻底改变了物流世界。将提供一些研究报告，以及讨论研究重点的分组会议。该研讨会将由南加州大学和亚利桑那大学联合主办，除美国国家科学基金会和大学外，还由交通部提供资金。

The grant provides partial support for a 3-day workshop on real-time logistics with 40-50 participants meeting in Marina Del Rey, California, April 26-28, 2002. The idea is to address the opportunities and research challenges posed by the recent emergence of practical and economic GPS and other real time information sources about the status of pick-up and delivery trucking. Real-time communication is revolutionizing the logistics world by making practical a host of new information and control possibilities. Several research presentations will be provided, along with breakout sessions to discuss research priorities. The workshop would be jointly hosted by the University of Southern California and the University of Arizona, and funded by Department of Transportation sources in addition to the NSF and the universities.