Freight Forwarder's Intermediary Role in Multimodal Transport Chains: A Social Network Approach (Contributions to Management Science)

Freight Forwarder's Intermediary Role in Multimodal Transport Chains: A Social Network Approach (Contributions to Management Science) Review

In this book, the business of international freight forwarding is examined from both a theoretical and empirical point of view with a special emphasis on multimodal transport chains, including sea or air transport operations. In such contexts, the freight forwarder is always considered "The Architect of Transport", but this intermediary role seems to be largely neglected in research to date. Therefore, relevant concepts from economic theory and economic sociology are employed to produce both an intermediary and a network perspective of freight forwarding in order to provide a better understanding of this kind of transportation business. Furthermore, its intermediary role in such inherent network structures is explored by mapping relationship patterns in a stylized model framework applied to a questionnaire-based sample collected among freight forwarders engaged in such multimodal transport chains in Germany (especially from Hamburg, Bremen and Bremerhaven) as well as in Austria in 2003.

The Future of Intermodal Freight Transport: Operations, Design and Policy (Transport Economics, Management, and Policy)

The Future of Intermodal Freight Transport: Operations, Design and Policy (Transport Economics, Management, and Policy) Review

This book explores the numerous challenges to increase the use of intermodal transport systems in freight transport. In view of the current dominant role of road transport and the increasing difficulties in coping with growing number of vehicles in an efficient and sustainable way, intermodal freight transport could be considered a viable alternative. However, the book makes recognition of the fact that there is still a need to improve the performance of the intermodal transport system. The expert contributors provide an overview of the present role of intermodal freight transport, address opportunities to significantly improve current performance, and demonstrate design and modelling tools used to analyse and support this performance. Requirements for the implementation of intermodal innovations are also prescribed, and policies needed to improve competitiveness are outlined.Many factors contributing to the performance and competitiveness of intermodal freight transport are explored, from technological and organisational innovations through to institutional settings and policy frameworks. This comprehensive range of topics will attract a broad audience including academics, researchers, policymakers and practitioners involved in the design and development of freight transport systems. It will also strongly appeal to those with an interest in the future of freight transport.

Innovation in European Freight Transportation: Basics, Methodology and Case Studies for the European Markets (RWTHedition)

Innovation in European Freight Transportation: Basics, Methodology and Case Studies for the European Markets (RWTHedition) Review

Serious problems and risks can be observed in European freight transportation development. However, the transport and logistics sector shows a lack of tradition in utilising systematic innovation management to overcome these problems. Hence, this volume puts forward a specific and comprehensive Systemic Migration-Oriented Innovation Management Method. Within the scope of this research, seven case studies of European freight transport innovations have been conducted using this method. They offer a broad, comprehensive and up-to-date view concerning different carriers, degrees of automation, and corridors across Europe. These case studies demonstrate how implementations of innovations may be performed successfully.

Transport Revolutions: Moving People and Freight Without Oil

Transport Revolutions: Moving People and Freight Without Oil Review

Modern societies rely upon prodigious amounts of oil for transport activity. The impacts over the near term of increasing oil scarcity and higher prices on transport will be among the major challenges facing humanity and will require a revolution in thinking about how we move people and goods.

Transport Revolutions analyzes five prior episodes of rapid and radical change in the way people and goods travel. It examines the worldwide state of transport today, especially its energy use and impacts, positive and negative. The authors then show how ample movement of people and freight could be sustained beyond 2025 with much-reduced dependence on oil, focusing on the United States and China. Preparations for the end of cheap oil include:

• Substantial use of electricity for land transport, particularly through direct powering of vehicles
• Use of wind to power water transport
• Radical changes in aviation
• Restructuring how transport is financed and managed

Written for transport professionals, those with a business interest in transport, and planners and policymakers, this book will appeal to anyone with an interest in how transport will evolve in the years ahead.

Richard Gilbert is a consultant on transport and energy and the author of numerous books, including several for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Anthony Perl is a professor of political science and urban studies at Simon Fraser University. He has co-edited and co-authored four books, including New Departures: Rethinking Rail Passenger Policy for the Twenty-First Century and The Integrity Gap: Canada’s Environmental Policy and Institutions.

Road Freight and Privatisation: The Case of Egypt (Plymouth Studies in Contemporary Shipping)

Road Freight and Privatisation: The Case of Egypt (Plymouth Studies in Contemporary Shipping) Review

This work examines both successes and failures of privatization and seeks to adopt a critical approach. The very idea of privatization has been called into question by some commentators, particularly in the context of transport, which often has prominent environmental and social factors to be taken into account. For this reason, this book devotes a chapter to the external environmental and social costs associated with road haulage and its privatization. It can also be seen as part of the increasing body of published work on business logistic and supply chain management. There has been a rapid growth of interest in logistics in recent years as manufacturers, retailers and other members of the supply chain appreciate the benefits of an integrated approach to production, the management of inventory, customer service and transport, particularly when associated with international distribution. The globalization of international business and its supply chains has led to a world-wide demand for higher quality freight transport services by all modes of transport. Most of the literature on logistics is associated with developed countries, particularly in North America and Western Europe, and there is a shortage of published work on logistics for developing countries, which are, nevertheless, part of the same global supply system. Poor transport systems in developing countries reduce the effectiveness of international supply chains and, consequently, the attractiveness of such countries for general industrial investment by overseas corporations.