Reasons for Doing Research

Systematic research is often conducted to bring about knowledge. The knowledge can lead to more reliable decision making, problem solving and measure the benefits. In summary it:

• advances knowledge for (as an example) transportation theory
• improves practices for practitioners in the transportation industry
• improves technologies for example used in transportation industry
• helps create meaningful education programs in the transportation industry;
• helps justify the need for transportation systems facilities.
• helps transportation managers in good decision making processes where they insist on:
• recognition of a problem
• collection and synthesis of information
• develop possible solutions to the problem
• selection and implementation of best solution