An intermodal freight transport system for optimal supply chain logistics

Bhattacharya, Arnab; Kumar, Sai Anjani; Tiwari, Manoj Kumar; Talluri, Srinivas

doi:10.1016/j.trc.2013.10.012

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“…Companies make intense use of transport to cope with demand from their customers, and the cost share in the supply chain due to transport is significant with transportation activities being some of the main sources of greenhouse gases emissions (Piercy andRich 2015, Ghiani, Laporte andMusmanno 2013). Within the remit of transportation, one of the main initiatives that can be undertaken to achieve the targets of L&GSCM is the adoption of intermodal transport, given its potentialities in terms of cost and emissions reductions (Anten, Ploos van Amstel, Verweij 2014, Bhattacharya et al 2014). This view is widely supported also by the European Commission, which has made repeated, constant efforts to facilitate the modal shift from road to intermodal road-rail transport (Eng-Larsson and Norrman 2014, Beskovnik and Twrdy 2012).…”

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Lean and green supply chain management through intermodal transport: insights from the fast moving consumer goods industry

Colicchia

Creazza

Dallari

2017

Production Planning & Control

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Combining efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability is crucial for companies to succeed in today's context of fierce competition. This paper investigates how intermodal transport can be adopted for managing supply chains according to a Lean and Green approach. A scenario-based estimation tool was developed to quantify the potential demand for intermodal transport. The tool was applied to the Italian Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) supply chain. Following, a single longitudinal case study on a FMCG company (Procter & Gamble) was carried out to investigate the enabling factors for the adoption of intermodal transport. Our results show that it is possible to shift demand from road to rail: a number of pathways for action were identified that related to planning and management, assets, train services, collaboration, legal issues, and incentive schemes. Also, a collaborative business model for making the modal shift possible was presented. This paper is original because it offers an investigation of Lean and Green Supply Chain Management through intermodal transport by adopting a supply chain perspective and providing a bridging link between academic studies and field evidence.

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Lean and green supply chain management through intermodal transport: insights from the fast moving consumer goods industry

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Dallari

2017

Production Planning & Control

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“…Complexity in transport networks necessitates an immediate response to changing dynamics and uncertainties in upstream operations, where several modes of transport are often available but rarely used together. The paper [20] proposes a strategic transport planning model with using the intermodal transport system of the entire network. Traffic flow estimation is performed by kernel-based reference vector mechanisms, while mixed integer programming (MIP) is used to optimize schedules for an intermodal transport network taking into account various costs and network capacity additional limitations.…”

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International Transport Corridors: Impact on Territorial Development

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Buyvol³

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Proceedings of the “New Silk Road: Business Cooperation and Prospective of Economic Development” (NSRBCPED 2019)

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The fact that Russian Federation is situated between Western Europe and the rapidly developing countries of Southeast Asia determines the relevance of the international transport corridors development in order to create an international connection between the mentioned countries. The transit potential of Russia should be considered not only as a part of the business contributing to the growth of the Gross Domestic Product, but also as an incentive to develop various branches of industry, which results in a need for highly qualified professionals. Under the modern circular economy conditions, green logistics and a digitalization development, these processes are accompanied by increased requirements for the quality of transport services. It is required to apply new principles in the creation of international transport corridors and their managerial systems. The article discusses the impact of intermodal transportation between Europe and Asia on territorial development, as well as the main trends in implementation of such projects as Marine arterial roads, One Belt One Way and others. The intensive use of modernized powerful transport corridors can be a stimulus for the development of the territories through which they pass. Authors consider positive impact of international transport corridors on supply chains development. Simulation models have been built to examine possibilities to increase efficiency of logistic systems by means of modern technological and technical solutions.

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“…Using a simulation approach, a dynamic analysis of operational conditions for different types of terminals is presented by Bontekoning (2006). A market price of about €35 per ILU is assumed in the simulation The relative cost of rail (compared with road) is assumed €0.65 per km and the transhipment cost is equivalent to 100 km Bontekoning (2006) €35 per ILU (average market price) Jourquin and Limbourg (2007) and Jourquin (2009, 2010) (Un)loading cost of €1.297/ton (an average TEU weighs about 15-16 tons) Bhattacharya et al (2014) $70-100 per container Zhang and Facanha (2014) $40 per FEU Source…”

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A review and analysis of the investment in, and cost structure of, intermodal rail terminals

Wiegmans

Behdani

2017

Transport Reviews

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The results presented in this article identify the role of costs in the scientific and grey freight terminal handling literature and analyses the handling costs of different terminal sizes. The literature review shows that handling costs only play a marginal role in the scientific research in intermodal rail freight terminals (IRT). This is remarkable given the large role costs occupy in decision-making in freight transport. Furthermore, the used cost levels show a wide range of proposed amounts and terminal sizes or handling technologies are seldom addressed. Finally, many of the scientific papers do not make it clear whether the average transhipment cost or market price is referred to. Next, the analysis of the investment in, and cost structure of, IRTs shows that IRT investments are very capital-intensive leading to relatively high average costs per handling. However, given the cost characteristics of IRTs, the average cost per handling represents the underlying cost structure and are -in this senserepresentative. The cost analysis demonstrates that extra-large IRTs actually have the lowest average handling costs, followed by small IRTs. ARTICLE HISTORY

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An intermodal freight transport system for optimal supply chain logistics

Cited by 82 publications

References 23 publications

Lean and green supply chain management through intermodal transport: insights from the fast moving consumer goods industry

Lean and green supply chain management through intermodal transport: insights from the fast moving consumer goods industry

International Transport Corridors: Impact on Territorial Development

A review and analysis of the investment in, and cost structure of, intermodal rail terminals

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