Moving from intermodal to synchromodal transport

A maturity model applied to a case study in North Western Europe

Conference paper (2019)

Authors

Kristel Alons-Hoen Fontys Hogeschool
Guy Somers Fontys Hogeschool
Ron van Duin Transport and Logistics - TPM , Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
Research Group
Transport and Logistics (TPM) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2019 Kristel Alons-Hoen, Guy Somers, Ron van Duin
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Published Date

2019

Language

English

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Faculty

Technology, Policy and Management

Department

Engineering, Systems and Services

Research Group

Transport and Logistics

Abstract

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.

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