Columbus electronic freight management evaluation final report : June 2008.

2008Draft Evaluation Report; May 2007-Mar. 2008Kate HartmanPDFTech ReportDTFH61-02-C-00061Freight serviceIntermodal servicesFreight documentsField testsOperations researchRiver portsSupply chain managementLogisticsTransportation operationsIntelligent transportation systemsUnited StatesIntelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program OfficeTroup, K.Newton, D.Jensen, M.Mitchell, C.Stock, D.Carter, M.Wolfe, M.Schaefer, R.Science Applications International CorporationUnited States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation SystemsNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSNTL-FREIGHT-Freight Planning and PolicyNTL-FREIGHT-IntermodalismNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Intermodal FreightNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Freight Planning and PolicyIntelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office;Federal Highway AdministrationThis document provides the independent evaluation of the USDOT-sponsored Columbus Electronic Freight Management (CEFM) Operational Test, which occurred from late May 2007 until December 2007. The Evaluation report includes descriptions of the CEFM system and defines quantitative and qualitative benefits in the following four primary study areas: (1) CEFM system usefulness in terms of participants\u2019 perceptions regarding the system\u2019s ability to improve their daily operations and whether CEFM represents an improvement in their Information Technology (IT) environment (improved information quality and flow). (2) The ability of CEFM to improve cargo visibility in terms of more actionable (complete, accurate, and timely) cargo location and status information for public and private sector participants. (3) CEFM\u2019s ability to improve supply chain and logistics performance by reducing supply chain costs, shipping delays, cargo clearance times, or to improve overall levels of partner coordination and ultimate customer satisfaction. (4) Assessment of deployment scalability through participant willingness to integrate the Electronic Freight Management concept into their overall IT environments, and establishment of a business case demonstrating the public and private sector value propositions