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Bringing economies of integration into the costing of groupage freight

Brabänder, Christian; Braun, Maximilian - In: Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management 19 (2020) 6, pp. 366-385

The purpose of this paper is to develop a novel calculation scheme for the costs of distribution per shipment according to a cost-by-cause principle. We propose to estimate the full costs of distribution routes excluding and including a new consignor. Then, we estimate the marginal costs per...

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Vertical integration, collusion, and tariffs

Mendi, Pedro; Moner-Colonques, Rafael; … - In: SERIEs - Journal of the Spanish Economic Association 2 (2011) 3, pp. 359-378

tariffs on final-goods in a firm's decision to integrate and collude in the presence of competitive imports. It is shown that … wholesale price above the world input price while not inducing any intermediate or final good imports. Higher tariffs downstream …

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Discounts and their effects: Economic and legal approach

Funta, Rastislav - In: DANUBE: Law, Economics and Social Issues Review 5 (2014) 4, pp. 277-285

The present article discusses the economic and legal effects of single-product loyalty discounts. It is clear that … arguments concerning the "pro-competitive" effects of such discounts must be judged with skepticism. This applies in particular … to the assumed effects of loyalty discounts resulting from double profit surcharges or falling average costs, as well as …

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Development status and future trends for Eurasian container land bridge transport

Hilmola, Olli-Pekka; Li, Weidong; Panova, Yulia - In: Logistics 5 (2021) 1, pp. 1-12

For decades, trade between Europe and China has grown consistently, which has resulted in increased container transportation volumes. Such transportation has been dominated by sea-based options. However, over the years, an air-based mode of transport was developed, while it has lately become...

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Growth potential for maritime trade and ports in Europe

Großmann, Harald; Otto, Alkis Henri; Stiller, Silvia; … - In: Intereconomics 42 (2007) 4, pp. 226-232

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Maritimer EU-Handel auf Wachstumskurs

Großmann, Harald; Otto, Alkis Henri; Stiller, Silvia; … - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 87 (2007) 3, pp. 191-196

Im Zuge der expansiven Entwicklung des internationalen Warenhandels zählte auch die Frachtschifffahrt in den … auch in den kommenden Jahrzehnten eine deutliche Expansion der Frachtschifffahrt fördern und erfordern. Welche Potentiale …

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The future is battery electric: Climate change mitigation in road freight transport

Schill, Wolf-Peter; Jöhrens, Julius; Räder, Dominik; … - In: DIW Weekly Report 14 (2024) 47/48, pp. 287-297

Road freight transport must switch to alternative drive technologies, such as battery-electric or hydrogen vehicles, to mitigate its impact on the climate. Preliminary results from an ongoing research project show that the fleet of battery-electric trucks as well as the number of models on offer...

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Green logistics adoption and operational performance within the road freight sector: The moderating role of management commitment

Kanyepe, James; Alfaneta, Mikel; Zizhou, B. - In: Logistics Research 16 (2023) 1, pp. 1-14

The road freight sector plays a pivotal role in economic development as it facilitates the movement of physical flows in both domestic and international supply chains. However, its significant contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has made it a major contributor to climate change....

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Market diffusion of alternative fuels and powertrains in heavy-duty vehicles: A literature review

Rose, Philipp; Gnann, Till; Plötz, Patrick; Wietschel, … - In: Energy Reports 5 (2019), pp. 1010-1024

With about 22%, the transport sector is one of the largest global emitters of the greenhouse gas CO2. Long-distance road freight transport accounts for a large and rising share within this sector. For this reason, in February 2019, the European Union agreed to introduce CO2 emission standards...

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Klimaschutz im Straßengüterverkehr: Die Zukunft ist batterieelektrisch

Schill, Wolf-Peter; Jöhrens, Julius; Räder, Dominik; … - In: DIW Wochenbericht 91 (2024) 47, pp. 744-753

Für den Klimaschutz im Straßengüterverkehr ist eine Antriebswende erforderlich. Hierfür werden neben batterieelektrischen Fahrzeugen auch wasserstoffbasierte Antriebe diskutiert. Zwischenergebnisse eines laufenden Forschungsprojekts zeigen, dass sowohl der Bestand batterieelektrischer Lkw...

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