This paper presents a freight transport optimization model that simultaneously incorporates multimodal infrastructure, hub-based service network structures, and the various design objectives of multiple actors. The model has been calibrated and validated using real-life data from the case study...

The aim of this article is to identify factors that facilitate increased use of intermodal transport for perishable products based on a survey of firms exporting fresh fish from Norway to Continental Europe. The experiences in the Norwegian aquaculture industry indicate that intermodal transport...

Принимая во внимание усиливающиеся интеграционные процессы в области транспорта, а также необходимость реформирования транспортной системы РФ, важным...

Today’s demand new dimensions compel transportation, shipping and logistics (TSL) companies to constantly extend their services and thus assume the role of logistic operators offering customers comprehensive packages of logistic services. The rationalization tendencies of the TSL sector in...

The decision variables that influence transport mode choice are numerous. From a careful appraisal of the literature review it appears that two main typologies of variables can be identified: costs related to the transport of the goods and other service’s attributes that play a crucial role in...

Modelling LC/LP and their setting into the casual environment is not an easy task. It is necessary to count with political aspects, regional possibilities. Above all it is necessary to consider factors such as: social, economical environment, competitive and geographical environment, and at last...

In this paper we present a new distribution concept called ‘floating stocks’, which uses intermodal transport to deploy inventories in a supply chain in advance of retailer demand. Supplying part of the demand directly by road compensates the longer transit time of this transport. First an...

Planning the transport of maritime containers from the sea port to final destinations while using multiple transport modes is challenged by uncertainties regarding the time the container is released for further transport or the transit time from the port to its final destination. This paper...