Moving from intermodal to synchromodal transport

Moving from intermodal to synchromodal transport: A maturity model applied to a case study in North Western Europe

Alons-Hoen, Kristel (Fontys University of Applied Sciences)
Somers, Guy (Fontys University of Applied Sciences)
van Duin, Ron (TU Delft Transport and Logistics; Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences)

2019

In order to meet emission targets for 2050 in Europe transport needs to be executed more 2 efficiently. A promising way to make transport more efficient is synchromodal transport. When the 3 service provider has more flexibility to arrange transport, the utilization and use of intermodal transport, 4 such as rail, can be increased and emissions per unit transported are reduced. Synchromodal transport 5 requires a large change in way of working for shippers and logistics service providers that may seem 6 insurmountable. In this article a maturity model is developed for synchromodal transport that breaks this 7 large change down into several stages that companies go through when developing synchromodal 8 transport. In a case study, executed for several companies situated in Northwestern Europe the maturity 9 model is applied in practice to identify enablers and inhibitors of synchromodal transport.

synchromodal transport
Maturity model

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Transportation Research Board (TRB)

Proceedings of 2019 TRB Annual Meeting

Transportation Research Board 98th Annual Meeting, 2019-01-13 → 2019-01-17, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C., United States

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conference paper

© 2019 Kristel Alons-Hoen, Guy Somers, Ron van Duin