Intermodal freight transportation /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Reis, Vasco (Autor), Mac�ario, Ros�ario (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2019.
Temas:
Freight and freightage.
Transport de marchandises.
Freight and freightage
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Intermodal Freight Transportation
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • About the authors
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: Forces shaping the freight transport sector
  • 1.1 Positioning the freight transport sector
  • 1.2 Drivers and trends in logistics and supply chain management
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Chapter 2: Understanding the freight transport sector
  • 2.1 Transport agents
  • 2.1.1 Exporter and importer
  • 2.1.2 Shipper and receiver
  • 2.1.3 Consignor and consignee
  • 2.1.4 Freight forwarder
  • 2.1.5 Transport company
  • 2.1.6 Terminal operator
  • 2.1.7 Freight integrators
  • 2.1.8 Customs authorities and other governmental agencies
  • 2.1.9 National and international regulatory agencies
  • 2.2 Demand for freight transport services
  • 2.2.1 Basics on mode choice
  • 2.2.2 The notion of transport logistic cost
  • 2.3 Supply of freight transport services
  • 2.3.1 Comparing modes of transport
  • 2.3.2 Underlying factors for the success of road transport
  • 2.4 Characterization of the main products carried
  • 2.4.1 Road transport
  • 2.4.2 Rail transport
  • 2.4.3 Waterway transport (sea and inland)
  • 2.4.4 Air transport
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Chapter 3: Introduction to freight transport chains
  • 3.1 Various concepts of freight transport chains
  • 3.2 Call for intermodal transport
  • 3.3 Conceptual representation of intermodal freight transport
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Chapter 4: Intermodal transport process
  • 4.1 Definition of process
  • 4.2 Processes in intermodal transport
  • 4.2.1 Subprocess 1: Negotiation and configuration
  • 4.2.2 Subprocess 2: Transport
  • 4.3 Intermodal freight transport as set of flows
  • 4.3.1 Physical flow
  • 4.3.2 Logical flow
  • 4.3.3 Contractual flow
  • 4.3.4 Capital flow
  • 4.4 Depicting the performance of an intermodal freight transport service.
  • 4.5 Conceptual formulation for integration in intermodal transport
  • 4.5.1 The concept of fitness
  • 4.5.4.1 A review of the concept of fitness
  • 4.5.4.2 Defining fitness
  • 4.5.2 The concept of friction in intermodal freight transport services
  • 4.5.3 Depicting fitness and friction
  • 4.5.3.1 Types of fitness
  • 4.5.3.1.1 Physical fitness
  • 4.5.3.1.2 Logical fitness
  • 4.5.3.1.3 Liability fitness
  • 4.5.3.1.4 Financial fitness
  • 4.5.3.1.5 Strategic fitness
  • 4.5.3.2 Tiers of friction
  • 4.5.4 The conceptual framework
  • 4.6 Cost of modal integration
  • 4.6.1 Cost structure of the freight forwarder
  • 4.6.2 Cost of the transport services (plus the cost of transshipment operations)
  • 4.6.3 Cost of modal integration
  • 4.6.4 Conclusion
  • 4.7 Barriers and challenges to the production of intermodal transport
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Chapter 5: Freight transport modeling and simulation
  • 5.1 Fundamentals of modeling
  • 5.2 Agent and ABM's roots
  • 5.3 What is ABM?
  • 5.3.1 Definition
  • 5.3.2 Scope and conditions of applicability
  • 5.3.3 Advantages
  • 5.3.3.1 ABM captures emergent phenomena
  • 5.3.3.2 ABM provides a natural description of a system
  • 5.3.3.3 ABM is flexible
  • 5.3.4 Constraints
  • 5.4 Basic description of ABM components
  • 5.4.1 Agents
  • 5.4.2 Interactions
  • 5.4.3 Environment
  • 5.5 ABM models and development toolkits
  • 5.6 ABM in transport
  • 5.7 The choice of ABM for simulating freight transport chains
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Building intermodal freight transport services
  • 6.1 Assumptions for the model
  • 6.2 Model architecture
  • 6.2.1 Environment
  • 6.2.2 Agents
  • 6.2.2.1 Cognitive agents
  • 6.2.2.1.1 Shippers
  • 6.2.2.1.2 Freight forwarders
  • 6.2.2.1.3 Air transport company
  • 6.2.2.1.4 Land-based transport company
  • 6.2.2.2 Noncognitive agents
  • 6.2.3 Engines.
  • 6.2.3.1 Phase 1-Fuzzy logic inference mechanismo
  • 6.2.3.2 Phase 2-Identification of the transport solution winner
  • 6.2.4 Interactions
  • 6.2.4.1 Physical
  • 6.2.4.2 Informational
  • 6.2.4.3 Legal
  • 6.2.4.4 Financial
  • 6.3 Verification and validation of ABM models
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Experiments for model validation
  • 7.1 Design of the experiments
  • 7.1.1 Competitiveness variable
  • 7.1.2 Type of shippers
  • 7.1.3 Type of markets
  • 7.1.4 Type and amount of experiments
  • 7.1.5 Price variation
  • 7.1.6 Time of simulation and number of runs
  • 7.1.7 Properties of cognitive agents and noncognitive agents
  • 7.1.7.1 Shipper
  • 7.1.7.2 Freight forwarder
  • 7.1.7.3 Air transport companies
  • 7.1.7.4 Road transport company
  • 7.1.7.5 Terminal agent
  • 7.2 Results
  • 7.2.1 Base Case
  • 7.2.2 Physical Fitness Case
  • 7.2.2.1 Modifications in the production brought by the change in the fitness
  • 7.2.2.1.1 Modifications in TransFreight
  • 7.2.2.1.2 Results
  • 7.2.3 Logical Fitness Case
  • 7.2.3.1 Modifications in the production brought about by changes in the fitness
  • 7.2.3.2 Modifications in TransFreight
  • 7.2.3.3 Results
  • 7.2.4 Strategic Fitness Case: Schedule coordination
  • 7.2.4.1 Modifications in the production brought by a change in the fitness
  • 7.2.4.2 Modifications in TransFreight
  • 7.2.4.3 Results
  • 7.3 Final discussion
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Conclusions
  • Author index
  • Subject index
  • Back Cover.

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