scholarly journals Impact of Vertically Integrated Road Transport on Brazilian Sugar Export Logistics: A Mathematical Programming Application

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Thiago Guilherme Péra ◽  
José Vicente Caixeta-Filho
Keyword(s):  
Central Region ◽  
Programming Model ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
Transport Costs ◽  
Transportation Services ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
South Central ◽  
Raw Sugar ◽  
The Impact

<p>Brazil currently exports 73% of the sugar produced at harvest. Approximately 75% of those exports are transported to the port of Santos and 18% to the port of Paranaguá for oversea shipment. Transportation to the two ports is mainly through the use of outsourced road transport vehicles. This study analyzes the impact of vertically integrating road transportation operations on the cost to transport raw sugar to the ports. Specifically, the study consists of an evaluation of the economic costs and benefits arising from sugar shippers using their own fleet of vehicles to transport their product to Santos and Paranaguá. Many papers have reduced logistics costs using strategies that involve a change in transport mode, most often to the railways. Although a change in modality may reduce logistics costs, vertically integrating the transport fleet into the producing company may also effectively lower costs. This article aims to (i) assess economic impacts on sugar export logistics in Brazil’s South-Central region if agro-industry shippers (mills) vertically integrated their road transport and (ii) identify the optimal regional allocation of vertically integrated logistics operations. The analysis was conducted using a linear programming model designed to identify minimum, multimodal sugar export logistics costs taking into account private and outsourced shipping fleets. The model was programmed and processed with the GAMS modeling system using a CPLEX solver. The results indicate: (i) the competitive economic transportation radius using a mill’s private trucking fleet is 420 km or less, (ii) the best strategy to minimize road transportation export logistics costs in Brazil’s South-Central region was obtained by using a private fleet 46.30% of the time, which, if all road shipping services had been outsourced, would reduce road transport costs 5.01%, and (iii) there are a number of sugar-producing meso-regions in which the use of vertically integrated transportation operations reduced logistics costs by over 10%, even if all road transportation services were vertically integrated. The results are expected to be used to promote sugar transportation through the optimized use of private shipping fleets and stimulate further discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of vertically integrated product transport operations.</p>

scholarly journals Factors Influencing CO2 Emissions and Strategies for Emissions Reduction in Malaysian Transportation Sector

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.35) ◽  
pp. 823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustapa S.I ◽  
Bekhet H.A
Keyword(s):  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
Fuel Price ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Transportation Sector ◽  
The Impact

The rapid urbanisation and economic growth has led to unprecedented increase in CO2 emissions, which led to a vital global issue due partly to the rise in demand from the transport sector. In the years ahead, the transport services demand is likely to increase further, which lead to intensification in CO2 emissions as well. The transportation sector in Malaysia contributes for about 28% of total CO2 emissions, of which 85% of it goes to road transportation mode. This has led to a great interest in how the CO2 emissions in this sector can effectively be reduced. Using a multiple regression model and datasets from 1990 to 2015, this study aimed to examine factors that influence the CO2 emissions in Malaysia. Key factors of CO2 emissions, i.e., fuel consumption (FC), distance travel (DT), fuel efficiency (FE), and fuel price (FP) were investigated for the road transport sector. The findings demonstrated that the impact of factors on CO2 emissions were varies in each technology vehicles. These findings not only contributes to enhancing the current literature, but also provide insights for policy maker in Malaysia to design policy instruments for road transport sector.

Climate Change, Economic Growth and Growth Determinants: Insights From Vietnam’s Coastal South Central Region

2020 ◽  
pp. 002190962094034
Author(s):  
Hong Hiep Hoang ◽  
Cong Minh Huynh
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Growth Model ◽  
Central Region ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Generalized Least Squares ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
South Central ◽  
The Impact

Using the Feasible Generalized Least Squares econometric method, the paper analyzes the impact of climate change on economic growth in Vietnam’s coastal South Central region over the period of 2006–2015. The results indicate that, after controlling for the main determinants in the growth model, the climate change with various proxies has a significantly negative impact on provinces’ economic growth in the region. In particular, local institutions not only increase economic growth, but also reduce the negative impact of climate change on economic growth as well. These results suggest some policy implications aimed at boosting the process of transforming the economic growth model for the coastal region adapting to climate change. JEL codes: F21, F23, E22

scholarly journals Analysis of Intermodal Transport Potentials for Vegetables Export from Southeast Spain

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 8502
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Pérez-Mesa ◽  
Lucía Aballay ◽  
Mª Serrano-Arcos ◽  
Raquel Sánchez-Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Intermodal Transport ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Transport Costs ◽  
Modal Shift ◽  
Transportation Services ◽  
Export Sector ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Horticultural Products ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Southeast Spain

This work studies the viability of intermodal transport of horticultural products from southeast Spain to the rest of Europe. This sector has an exportation turnover of 4100 million € and accounts for 69% of total Spanish exports and 35% of the consumption of vegetables in the European Union. The transportation services for the sector are carried out entirely by refrigerated trucks. Due to increased cost, transit limitations, and the strategic dependence on only one transport mode, it is necessary to seek out alternative logistics formulas. In this sense, intermodal transport could be a good option as it can reduce cost and the environmental impact of transport. This paper analyzes the problems involved in using intermodality by conducting a survey among exporters with the additional goal of looking for viable routes using road + short sea shipping. The impact of the transport modal shift on exports is also analyzed using a gravity model. The results show that the route from southeast Spain to the United Kingdom is the most viable. What is more, this strategy can increase exports to this country by reducing transport costs. In general, intermodality can help improve the competitiveness of the Spanish horticultural export sector.

scholarly journals The Implementation of Electricity as Road Transportation Fuel

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-110
Author(s):  
Siniša Vilke ◽  
Frane Tadić
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
High Standard ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
Transportation Fuel ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

Road-based electricity increasingly is being considered as an alternative fuel of the future that would replace or reduce dependence on oil and its derivatives, resulting in a reduction at the negative impact on the environment. More and more countries are introducing stricter measures on greenhouse gas emissions, while increasing incentives to buy EVs. This paper looks at the environmental impact of electricity in road transport in ecological, economic, and social terms, highlighting the greater need for more energy efficient EVs than conventional vehicles. The aim of this paper is to emphasize the importance of the application of electricity concerning fossil fuel in road transport, i.e., to describe the impact of EVs on the environment regarding conventional vehicles. Analysis of the use of the EV or the development of electrical infrastructure that is improving and introduced at high speed has shown that only countries with a high standard can monitor trends of EV. Therefore, despite all the advantages of EVs, the strategies and measures adopted by the EU, the implementation of electricity as road transportation fuel does not have a significant echo in countries with a lower standard, at least until the reach and prices of EVs are closer to conventional ones.

Bi-Level Programming Model and Solution Algorithm for the Location of E-Business Logistics Distribution

2014 ◽  
Vol 1030-1032 ◽  
pp. 2532-2537
Author(s):  
Zhi Ping Du ◽  
Feng Zhi Qi
Keyword(s):  
Programming Model ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Fixed Costs ◽  
Transport Costs ◽  
Customer Demand ◽  
Customer Choice ◽  
Level Model ◽  
Upper Level ◽  
End Node ◽  
The Impact

For the current status of e-commerce logistics and distribution terminal node layout,this article considers planners and customers both benefit, while also considering the impact of the end node distribution route for cost.A bi-level programming model of end nodes location was constructed. The upper level model is the smallest in the conditions of transport costs and fixed costs as much as possible to attract customer demand, lower programming model considers the distance, the price of services and quality of service that influence customer choice behavior, and customer demand for the costs of terminal nodes distribution is studied.Finally, a numerical example verifies the feasibility of the model and algorithm.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Passengers' Satisfaction of Urban Road Transport Services and Their Sense of Belonging

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Pezhman Alborzi
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
Transportation Services ◽  
Urban Road ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Bus Transport

Passengers' satisfaction of urban road transportation services has been widely researched over the past few decades. However, no study has been conducted to analyze the relationship of the passengers' satisfaction of regular taxi and bus transport services with an external psychological factor. To this end, 100 passengers were randomly recruited to participate in this study. The participants were required to complete three questionnaires to assess their level of belonging and their satisfaction of regular taxi and bus transport services as two prominent urban road transport services. The questionnaire of sense of belonging had 12 items rated on a 5-point Likert Scale. The responses also were rated from “strongly disagree” to “strongly agree”. The respondents were requested to grade 1 to 10 an 18-travel-attribute survey to assess their satisfaction of urban road transport services. The results indicated that passengers were not satisfied with urban road transport services; however, their satisfaction with regular taxi was higher in comparison with bus transport services. The findings also revealed that there was a significant correlation between the passengers' level of belonging and their satisfaction of public transport services.

scholarly journals PEMILIHAN LAYANAN ANGKUTAN JALAN UNTUK PARIWISATA DI KABUPATEN PASURUAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-98
Author(s):  
Nailie Azizah
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Stated Preference ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
Transportation Services ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Alternative Means ◽  
Approach Method ◽  
Private Car ◽  
Very High

ABSTRAK Pengembangan pariwisata sebagai salah satu pemanfaatan ruang wilayah di Kabupaten Pasuruan menjadi salah satu sektor prioritas dalam menumbuhkan ekonomi baru. Pariwisata sebagai kegiatan yang sifatnya diskrit telah membentuk pergerakan wisatawan yang dinamis, sehingga  adanya permintaan sarana transportasi yang fleksibel dan adanya kepastian dari aspek waktu dan biaya. Berkembangnya layanan angkutan jalan online menjadi  salah satu alternatif sarana angkutan jalan bagi wisatawan untuk perjalanannya selain layanan angkutan non daring.  Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa permintaan angkutan jalan untuk kegiatan pariwisata sangat tinggi, sehingga perlunya penelitian guna mengetahui kecenderungan pemilihan layanan angkutan jalan daring dan non daring untuk kegiatan pariwisata di Kabupaten Pasuruan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui preferensi wisatawan terhadap layanan angkutan jalan daring dan non daring untuk perjalanan wisata di Kabupaten Pasuruan. Metode penelitian menggunakan pendekatan stated preference dengan pengambilan data secara accidental sampling dan menganalisis data melalui analisis regresi dan perhitungan binomial logit. Hasil analisis dan perhitungan secara logit binomial menunjukkan besar nilai probabilitas pada pemilihan layanan angkutan jalan daring moda minibus terhadap layanan angkutan jalan non daring dengan moda mobil pribadi, angkutan shuttle dan angkutan travel sebesar 0,63 ;0,83 ;dan 0,90. Hal ini menjelaskan bahwa  kecenderungan wisatawan memilih layanan angkutan jalan daring sebagai angkutan pariwisata lebih besar daripada layanan angkutan jalan non daring. Hasil penelitian ini sejalan dengan langkah pemerintah daerah setempat yang mulai menyediakan layanan angkutan pariwisata yang berbasis aplikasi. Merujuk dari hasil penelitian ini nantinya dapat mengadopsi dari layanan angkutan pariwsata yang sudah ada dengan melakukan pembaharuan pada aplikasi tersebut. Namun, ketersediaan layanan angkutan pariwisata tersebut perlu untuk disosialisasikan kepada masyarakat sebagai pengguna nantinya, sehingga layanan tersebut dapat bekerja optimal.   Kata kunci : Layanan angkutan jalan, pariwisata, daring, non daring, preferensi. ABSTRACT Tourism development as one of the utilization of regional space in Pasuruan Regency is one of the priority sectors in growing a new economy. Tourism as a discrete activity has formed a dynamic tourist movement, resulting in the demand for flexible transportation facilities and certainty in terms of time and cost. the development of online road transportation services is an alternative means of road transportation for tourists to travel in addition to non-online transportation services. This shows that the demand for road transport for tourism activities is very high, so that research is needed to determine the trends in choosing online and non-online road transport services for tourism activities in Pasuruan Regency. This study aims to determine tourist preferences for online and non-online road transportation services for tourist trips in Pasuruan Regency. The research method uses a stated preference approach by taking data by accidental sampling and analyzing data through regression analysis and binomial logit calculations This study used a stated preference approach method with accidental sampling data collection and analyzed the data through regression analysis and binomial logit calculation. The result of regression analysis and binomial logit calculation shows the probability value in choosing online road transport services for minibus mode of non-online road transport services by private car, shuttle and travel transportation are 0.63; 0.83; and 0.90. This explains that the tendency of tourists to choose online road transportation services as tourism transportation is greater than non-online road transportation services. The results of this study are in line with the steps of the local government which began to provide application-based tourism transportation services. Referring to the results of this research, later it can be adopted from existing tourism transportation services by updating the application. However, the availability of tourism transportation services needs to be socialized to the community as users later, so that these services can work optimally. Keywords: road transport services, tourism,  preferences.

Life Cycle Analysis of different alternatives for the treatment and disposal of ethanol vinasse

2008 ◽  
pp. 88-93
Author(s):  
Mateus Henrique Rocha ◽  
Electo Eduardo Silva Lora ◽  
Osvaldo José Venturini
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Organic Content ◽  
Transport Costs ◽  
Reference Case ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Direct Combustion ◽  
Base Reference ◽  
Treatment And Disposal ◽  
Environmental Agencies ◽  
The Impact

Ethanol production via sugar juice fermentation has a serious problem related to the quantities and high organic content of its main residue i.e. vinasse or stillage. Awareness of the impact of vinasse disposal by fertirrigation caused the environmental agencies in Brazil to implement more rigorous conditions regarding this practice. In this paper, as possible disposal alternatives, the following were defined: conventional fertirrigation (base reference case); vinasse biodigestion and biogas use as fuel in factory boilers, vinasse dewatering up to 40–50% and its direct combustion in boilers; vinasse dewatering up-to 60% before fertirrigation in order to reduce transport costs. At the same time, environmental impacts characterization and weighting of the vinasse fertirrigation life cycle and the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative are presented. Graphs of normalized environmental effects for the evaluated alternatives are also presented.

scholarly journals The Effects of Rolling Back State Frontiers on the Development of Nigeria’s Economy (2003 – 2007)

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-265
Author(s):  
Ndifreke S. Umo-Udo
Keyword(s):  
Research Work ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
The State ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
Cost Of Transport ◽  
The Government ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Petroleum Sector ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The study focused on the deregulation of the downstream of Nigeria’s petroleum sub-sector as an aspect of Rolling back the state in Nigeria. Deregulation of the downstream of the petroleum sector is occasioned by the removal of subsidies on petroleum products. This paper is adapted from my Ph.D research work at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka on rolling back the state. The objective was to examine the impact of deregulation of the downstream of the petroleum sector on the road transport sectors of the Nigerian economy within the period 2003-2007. Data for the study were generated through the observations of primary and secondary sources. The data were analysed using tables, percentage and correlation analysis. The findings of the study shows that deregulation of the downstream of the petroleum sector allowed the private sector owned road transportation system to increase the cost of transport fares anytime the government announced increase in the pump price of products. An increase in the cost of road fares translated into increase in prices of goods and services which ultimately resulted in inflation. Equally the huge amount derived from petroleum has not been judiciously expended for building and construction of roads. The research recommends that government should monitor the execution of road contracts to guard against none and poor delivery of jobs.

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