Towards a Modal Shift in Freight Transport? A Business Logistics Analysis of Some Policy Measures

Blauwens, Gust; Vandaele, Nico; Voorde, Eddy Van de; Vernimmen, Bert; Witlox, Frank

doi:10.1080/01441640500335565

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“…In fact, no relationship is found between the mobility measures introduced by the workplaces and the mobility problems they faced. This confirms the findings of Rye (1999), Blauwens et al (2008) and Roby (2010): transport policy seems to be a tool to fulfil demands outside the field of transport. Conducting further research on the motivations that drive to the implementation of an EMP within a workplace could thus appear to be useful.…”

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On the mobility policies of companies: What are the good practices? The Belgian case

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As the sources of commuting traffic, companies have an important role in the mobility debate. In recent years, they have developed a variety of initiatives to improve the mobility of their employees. Though, their visions and actions are often neglected in the research literature. This paper aims at identifying the "good practices" of mobility policies of workplaces located in Belgium. To achieve this objective, existing researches and two large-scale Belgian surveys of commuting are analysed. First, a classification method is applied to the data in order to identify the workplaces where the alternative modes of transport which are promoted by the policy are popular among employees. Then, quantitative analyses are performed to find out what the good practices of mobility policies are.The results show that the best way of promoting an alternative mode of transport depends on the company's characteristics. The promotion of bicycles suits small workplaces best, while larger workplaces and those located in built-up areas or city centres suit the promotion of public transport best. Financial incentives, provision of facilities, diffusion of information, and parking management play all an important role in mobility management.

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“…Several articles that aim at moving from high-energy transport modes (such as air and road) to low-energy transport modes are available. For example, Blauwens et al (2006) investigate the effect of policy measures on modal shift, and the aim is to move away from road transport because of congestion. In Kiesmüller et al (2005) the added value of using a slow mode in addition to a fast mode is considered.…”

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Effect of carbon emission regulations on transport mode selection under stochastic demand

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More and more companies are paying attention to their carbon footprint beyond production emissions. In this work we consider a 'carbon-aware' company (either by choice or enforced by regulation) that is reconsidering the transport mode selection decision. Traditionally the trade-off has been between lead time (and corresponding inventory costs) and transportation costs but now emission costs come into the equation. We use a carbon emission measurement methodology based on real-life data and incorporate it into an inventory model. We consider the results for different types of emission regulation (including voluntary targets). We find that even though large emission reductions can be obtained by switching to a different mode, the actual decision depends on the regulation and non-monetary considerations, such as lead time variability.

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“…Actually, any increase in economic activity, industrial production or trade relations unavoidably causes greater need for transport [2] and an increasing level of externalities, such as air pollution [3,4].…”

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Measuring and Explaining Airport Efficiency and Sustainability: Evidence from Italy

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Abstract:From an environmental point of view, it is widely recognized in economic literature that an efficient management of regional airports produces positive effects both for congestion reduction in the larger airports and for better use of existing infrastructures. Regional airports generally suffer from economic vulnerabilities because of scarcity of traffic volume; besides, their small catchment areas often determine low cash flow levels. As a result, significant problems of economic sustainability arise. In this context, airport infrastructure providers have the incentive to hide failures in their strategic decisions, justifying the low share of cost recovery through market characteristics. By means of the DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) method this paper analyses overall technical, pure technical, and scale efficiency of 34 Italian airports in the period 2006-2016 in order to investigate how a number of factors impact on the efficiency and economic sustainability of regional airports. Our findings reveal that airport size, presence of low-cost carriers and cargo traffic have a significant influence on the technical and scale efficiency of Italian airports. In other words, air transport privatization and deregulation can positively affect regional airport efficiency and sustainability. This is to say that the market mechanism is a useful tool in achieving regional airport sustainability even if the empirical analysis of the effects of privatization and deregulation is recommended for evaluating such political programs.

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Towards a Modal Shift in Freight Transport? A Business Logistics Analysis of Some Policy Measures

Cited by 101 publications

References 19 publications

On the mobility policies of companies: What are the good practices? The Belgian case

On the mobility policies of companies: What are the good practices? The Belgian case

Effect of carbon emission regulations on transport mode selection under stochastic demand

Measuring and Explaining Airport Efficiency and Sustainability: Evidence from Italy

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