scholarly journals The Sustainable Logistics Strategies for Intermodal Transport Systems of Container Ports in Taiwan

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 9-15
Author(s):  
Yih-Ching Juang
Keyword(s):  
Transport Systems ◽  
Intermodal Transport ◽  
Sustainable Logistics ◽  
Container Ports

scholarly journals The Interplay between the Physical Internet and Logistics: A Literature Review and Future Research Directions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Safwen Ben Neila ◽  
Abderahman Rejeb ◽  
Péter Németh
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Logistics Networks ◽  
Sustainable Logistics ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Physical Internet ◽  
Collaborative Logistics ◽  
Sustainability Challenges

In recent years, there is a need for new methods and frameworks for planning transport systems, improving their efficiency, and addressing globalisation and sustainability challenges. In addition, the use of existing capacities and infrastructure has raised significant issues in the transport sector. To achieve an economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable logistics ecosystem, Benoit Montreuil introduces the concept of “Physical Internet” (PI) to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of logistics networks. As a ground-breaking transportation philosophy, the PI aims to revolutionise freight and logistics transport. Moreover, the PI can enhance logistics productivity through the organisation of large-scale pooling. Similar to Digital Internet that conveys data, the PI strives to connect, synchronise, and ship regular modular containers from the point of origin to an exact destination, thereby creating robust and collaborative logistics networks. While the literature on the PI is relatively growing, there is still a lack of reviews that synthesise this knowledge body, identify current trends and gaps, and advance the research more broadly.  Therefore, this study aims to investigate the potentials of the PI for the development of sustainable logistics networks. Overall, 59 studies are selected from leading academic databases and further analysed. The review findings reveal that most scholars focus on the optimisation of transport at the tactical and organisational stage while devoting little attention to the contribution of the PI to the social sustainability of logistics compared to the economic and environmental aspects.

scholarly journals Methodology for Determining the Location of Intermodal Transport Terminals for the Development of Sustainable Transport Systems: A Case Study from Slovakia

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ján Ližbetin
Keyword(s):  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Intermodal Transport ◽  
Public Networks ◽  
Essential Connection ◽  
Private Investors

A high-quality infrastructure and technical base is a vital factor in the development of intermodal transport in transport systems. Intermodal transport terminals are the most important component of a combined transport infrastructure, providing an essential connection between different modes of transport. This article deals with the issue of where to locate intermodal transport terminals within a transport network. In reality, this decision comes down to the potential of a particular location (e.g., an industrial park) and the critical role of private investors. These are mostly subjective factors, whereby little or no consideration is given to objective criteria. Within this context, it is extremely important that decisions are taken with regards to the development and construction of public networks, and economically neutral intermodal transport terminals by independent subjects are based on a non-discriminatory approach. In other words, it is essential that such terminals are built in places that comply with the stated priorities of the transport policy of a specific state. In this article, the author puts forward a method for determining the location of terminals that are based on the optimisation of several influential factors. The specified methodology is applied to a case study in Slovakia. The theoretical part of the article deals with the nature of the method to be applied. The discussion part involves a case study concerning the (potential) location of intermodal transport terminals in the Slovak Republic.

scholarly journals A Cooperative Intermodal Transportation Network Flow Control Method Based on Model Predictive Control

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Yuankai Huang ◽  
Qicai Zhou ◽  
Xiaolei Xiong ◽  
Jiong Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Model Predictive Control ◽  
Flow Control ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Predictive Control ◽  
Dynamic Optimization ◽  
Network Flow ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Discrete Event ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Intermodal Transport

With the development of information technology, intermodal transport research pays more attention to dynamic optimization and multi-role cooperation. The core issue of this paper was to realize container routing with dynamic adjustment, real-time optimization, and multi-role cooperation characteristics in the intermodal transport network. This paper first introduces the Intermodal Transport Cooperation Protocol (ITCP) that describes the operation and analysis of intermodal transport systems with the concept of encapsulation and layering. Then, a new network flow control method was built based on Model Predictive Control (MPC) in the ITCP framework. The method takes real-time information from all ITCP layers as input and generates flow control decisions for containers. To evaluate the method’s effectiveness, a discrete event simulation experiment is applied. The results show that the proposed method outperforms the all-or-nothing method in scenarios with high freight volume, which means the method proposed in this paper can effectively balance the network transport load and reduce network operating costs. The research of this paper may throw some new light on intermodal transport research from the perspectives of digitization, multi-role cooperation, dynamic optimization, and system standardization.

scholarly journals Designing of transshipment terminals in the aspect of selected intermodal transport systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 294 ◽  
pp. 04006
Author(s):  
Dariusz Pyza ◽  
Roland Jachimowski
Keyword(s):  
Freight Transport ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Intermodal Transport ◽  
Transport Unit ◽  
Design Solutions ◽  
Terminal Design

The article deals with the problem of intermodal terminal designing for selected intermodal transport systems, determined by the type of intermodal transport unit. The purpose of the article is to present a comprehensive methodology for designing intermodal terminals, enabling the assessment of developed design solutions. Specificity of intermodal terminals due to the tasks carried out and their role in the integration of various modes of transport in freight transport was presented. In the following, the general principles and methodology of intermodal terminal design were characterized. Based on that, the conceptual project of the terminal was presented as a case study.

scholarly journals Logistics of information in intermodal transport

2018 ◽  
Vol 235 ◽  
pp. 00013
Author(s):  
Cezary Mańkowski ◽  
Dariusz Weiland
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Information Flows ◽  
Intermodal Transport ◽  
Railway Infrastructure ◽  
Information Logistics ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Functional Mechanisms ◽  
Modern Technologies

The contemporary economy is characterised by a high degree of reliance on modern technologies and information systems. Modern technologies have become a source of innovativeness and a tool for building competitive advantage across all sectors of the market, including transportation. Such technologies as telematics, RFID and GPS/GPRS have contributed to the development of transport systems. Information logistics is crucial in order for the modern technologies to be utilised effectively in transportation. This necessity is driven by the fact that information is a type of resource and hence requieres adequate logistics. The same applies to intermodal transport, where it is vital to manage the stores of information appropriately and efficiently through well organised logistics. This article discusses logistics of information as one of the key auxiliaries to intermodal transport. It also outlines an innovative approach to information as viewed from the perspective of domestic railway companies, which may benefit from implementing information logistics in order to utilise such assets as railway infrastructure, supply trains, train stations, sidetracks and ground adjacent to railtracks. This, in turn, will allow them to transition from being traditional transport suppliers to the rank of logistics integrators responsible for handling intermodal transport. The authors elaborate on the possible functional mechanisms of an intermodal transport market whose management and supervision is assumed by a domestic railway service supplier, thereby becoming an integrator of logistics for intermodal transport whose operating draws on information flows between operators working in different sectors of transport.

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