AN IMPROVED METHODOLOGY TO DETERMINE THE WIGGLE FACTOR: AN APPLICATION FOR SPANISH ROAD TRANSPORT

The Wiggle Factor (WF) is a correction factor defined as the ratio between the real distance travelled by road and the straight line between the two points. It is commonly used to estimate route distances for land transport. Though WF is an approximation, certain degree of accuracy is required, beca...

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Main Authors: Pablo Domínguez-Caamaño, José Antonio Comesana Benavides, José Carlos Prado Prado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Engenharia de Produção (ABEPRO) 2016-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Operations & Production Management
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Online Access:https://bjopm.emnuvens.com.br/bjopm/article/view/245