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050 00 $aHD9579.G4$bF75 2012
100 1 $aFriedman, David M.
245 10 $aGuidebook for evaluating fuel purchasing strategies for public transit agencies /$cDavid Friedman and Kevin DeCorla-Souza.
246 30 $aEvaluating fuel purchasing strategies for public transit agencies
246 30 $aFuel purchasing strategies for public transit agencies
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bTransportation Research Board,$cc2012.
300 $a125 p. :$bill. ;$c28 cm.
490 1 $aTCRP report,$x1073-4872 ;$v156
500 $aAt head of title: Transit Cooperative Research Program
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aThe basics of commodity price risk management -- Hedging with forward-price instruments -- Hedging with cap-price instruments -- Summary and evaluation of hedging instruments -- Hedging level, duration, and timing -- Delivery price risk management -- Program implementation.
520 $aThis guidebook is designed to help identify and evaluate risks and uncertainties with respect to fuel prices. The guide also describes tools and techniques for minimizing the impact of fuel price uncertainties over time. The guidebook introduces the concept of fuel price risk management, identifies alternative purchasing strategies, and outlines steps necessary to implement a risk management program. It defines and evaluates alternative cost-effective fuel purchasing strategies designed to benefit public transportation agencies of varying sizes, and it provides a management framework to assist transit agencies through the fuel purchasing process.
536 $aResearch sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration in cooperation with the Transit Development Corporation$fTCRP project G-12
650 0 $aMotor fuels$xPrices$zUnited States$xForecasting.
650 0 $aMotor fuels$xPurchasing$zUnited States$xEvaluation.
650 0 $aLocal transit$xMaterials management$zUnited States.
650 0 $aLocal transit$zUnited States$xPlanning.
650 0 $aHedging (Finance)
650 0 $aTransportation$xPlanning$xRisk management$zUnited States.
650 0 $aTransportation$xMaterials management$zUnited States.
650 7 $aCost effectiveness.$2trt
650 7 $aStrategic planning.$2trt
700 1 $aDeCorla-Souza, Kevin.
710 2 $aScience Applications International Corporation.
710 2 $aTransit Cooperative Research Program.
710 1 $aUnited States.$bFederal Transit Administration.
710 2 $aTransit Development Corporation.
710 2 $aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bTransportation Research Board.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aFriedman, David M.$tGuidebook for evaluating fuel purchasing strategies for public transit agencies.$dWashington, D.C. : Transportation Research Board, c2012$w(OCoLC)807979481
830 0 $aReport (Transit Cooperative Research Program) ;$v156.
856 41 $uhttp://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp_rpt_156.pdf