Abstract
The modal shift of palletized goods to the inland waterways proved itself feasible for Belgium, but comes with a break-even distance. Geographical up-scaling should enhance the potential for such shift. The existing model is therefore enlarged to the European scale. Additionally, a Total Logistics Cost
model was included. Results show that the potential gains are lower than expected. Mainly because previous research included only direct transport costs. The incorporation of the total logistics costs enabled us to obtain new insights in which the relation between the profitability and different commodity characteristics influence the feasibility and to which extent analyse.
model was included. Results show that the potential gains are lower than expected. Mainly because previous research included only direct transport costs. The incorporation of the total logistics costs enabled us to obtain new insights in which the relation between the profitability and different commodity characteristics influence the feasibility and to which extent analyse.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 7 |
| Number of pages <span style="color:red"p> <font size="1.5"> ✽ </span> </font> | 19 |
| Journal | European Transport - Trasporti Europei |
| Issue number | 58 |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 2015 |
Keywords
- Intermodal transport of pallets
- Total Logistics Cost Mode
- Location Anal ysis Model