Towards innovative freight and logistics
Freight transport faces a dual challenge: it must satisfy the demands of globalized trade and meet environmental requirements. In this context, innovation is a crucial topic to enable the transition from the current transportation and logistics system to a sustainable system. This book provides an o...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, UK : Hoboken, NJ :
ISTE, Ltd. ; John Wiley and Sons, Inc
2016.
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| Colección: | Wiley ebooks.
Research for innovative transports set ; 2. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b40613720*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Table of Contents; Title; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; PART 1: Optimization of Freight and Logistics; 1 Smart Logistics Corridors and the Benefits of Intelligent Transport Systems; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Challenges: past, present and future; 1.3. State of the art; 1.4. New logistics concepts; 1.5. Using corridors as our playing field; 1.6. Short-term opportunities; 1.7. Bibliography; 2 Evaluation of the Road Transport Management System: A Self-Regulation Initiative in Heavy Vehicle Transport in South Africa; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. History of RTMS.
- 2.3. The Road Transport Management System2.4. Observed successes; 2.5. Conclusions; 2.6. Bibliography; 3 Is Freight Really Flexible in the Timetabling Process for a Mixed-Use Rail Network? Some Considerations Based on French Experience; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Literature review; 3.3. Background: the French timetabling process; 3.4. Cross-analysis of the key features of freight and passenger train paths; 3.5. Fitting freight train paths into the timetable: a delicate balance of interests; 3.6. Concluding remarks; 3.7. Acknowledgments; 3.8. Bibliography.
- 4 The Routing Problem of an Innovative Urban Freight Distribution Scheme4.1. Introduction; 4.2. The proposed methodology; 4.3. The assessment of the FURBOT freight distribution schema performance in the Genoa urban area; 4.4. Conclusions; 4.5. Acknowledgments; 4.6. Bibliography; 5 Information Sharing in Last Mile Distribution: Lessons Learned from a Pilot in Oslo; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Problem setting; 5.3. GS1 Norway demonstration; 5.4. Effects and experiences; 5.5. Future outlook; 5.6. Concluding remarks; 5.7. Acknowledgments; 5.8. Bibliography.
- 6 Freight Distribution Based on Delivery Area Booking6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Methodological approach; 6.3. The SyGAL interactive system; 6.4. The Guided CESNA; 6.5. The CEMAVIL in-the-field information system; 6.6. Delivery area added services; 6.7. Proposal summary; 6.8. Conclusions and future prospects; 6.9. Acknowledgments; 6.10. Bibliography; PART 2: New Vehicle Concepts; 7 Swedish Roadmap for High Capacity Transport (HCT); 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Vision, targets and potential; 7.3. Milestones: 2015, 2020 and 2030; 7.4. Recommendations and the next steps; 7.5. Latest developments.
- 7.6. Acknowledgments7.7. Bibliography; 8 Targeted Selection of Overweight Vehicles in Norway; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Impact of WIM systems; 8.3. Use of WIM to select overweight vehicles; 8.4. Conclusions; 8.5. Bibliography; 9 Possible Impacts of Increasing Maximum Truck Weight: Finland Case Study; 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. Methodology; 9.3. Assessing impacts on the Finnish road freight sector; 9.4. Estimated benefits of new larger and heavier trucks; 9.5. Conclusions; 9.6. Bibliography; 10 SARTRE Automated Platooning Vehicles; 10.1. Introduction; 10.2. Use cases; 10.3. Demonstrator system.
