A Framework on Centralised to Decentralised Logistics Control Structures Applied in Two Case Studies

Developments on digitalisation and automation in transport and logistics create new possibilities in the organisation of supply chains. New technologies can disrupt existing control structures, establish new forms of control and improve the efficiency and flexibility of operations. This paper provides a framework to analyse the trade-offs and...

HIGH-TOOL: a strategic assessment tool for evaluating EU transport policies

In this paper the strategic transport policy assessment instrument HIGH-TOOL is resented. The model has been developed for the European Commission, allowing olicy-makers to identify the most advantageous transport policies and to trategically evaluate the impacts of transport policies on transport, environment and eonomy. The main innovation of...

The role of Situation Awareness in Synchromodal Corridor Management: A simulation gaming perspective

Synchromodal transport has the potential to offer flexible, reliable, cost-effective and sustainable freight transportation by enabling real-time switching between transport modes. Given the numerous stakeholders and network interdependencies within freight transport corridors, achieving efficient coordination and management is complex. Multiple...

Fostering cooperation in inlandwaterway networks: A gaming and simulation approach

Inland waterway transport is an important economic activity in the Netherlands and in Europe. Especially in the hinterland transport of containers, inland shipping is expected to form the backbone of a multimodal transport system. To support and strengthen the inland waterway industry in the Netherlands, the Dutch Government conducted a stimulus...

Quick wins voor verlegging van vervoer gevaarlijke stoffen van spoor naar water en buis

Combining models and commodity chain research for making long-term projections of port throughput: An application to the Hamburg-Le Havre range

Long term projections of cargo throughput are indispensable for port development plans. Although commodity flow projections are useful for governments, port authorities, terminal operating companies and port users, scientific research on commodity flow projections for ports is limited. Existing studies generally use econometric models that...

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