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Title: | Integration of inland waterway transport in the intermodal supply chain: a joint research agenda | Authors: | CARIS, An Limbourg, Sabine Macharis, Cathy van Lier, Tom COOLS, Mario |
Issue Date: | 2013 | Source: | PIANC SMART Rivers Conference 2013, Liège (BE), Maastricht (NL), 23-27/9/2013 | Abstract: | This paper identifies research opportunities which will enable the further integration of inland waterway transport in the intermodal supply chain. Intermodal transport may be interpreted as a chain of actors who supply a transport service. Inland navigation can play a crucial role in increasing supply chain service performance. A first group of research challenges has the objective to encourage efficient operations in IWT: development of a system wide model for IWT, integration of operational planning systems and analysis of bundling networks. A second group of research efforts is directed towards shippers and consignees who use the intermodal transport chain to send or receive their goods: further development of models that integrate intermodal transport decisions with supply chain decisions and creation of green supply chains. A third group of research challenges concerns the problem domain of external cost calculations. Finally detailed time series data on freight transport should be collected to support these future research tracks. | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/16628 | Category: | C2 | Type: | Conference Material |
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