CASE STUDIES OF TWO INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION CHAINS BETWEEN SWEDEN AND GERMANY

The aim of this study is to determine the function of information and goods flow as well as the responsibility delegation in two similar intermodal transportation chains. As many as possible of the persons involved in the two flows have been interviewed. They have all given their image of the whole system regarding goods, information and responsibility. All the interview results have then been merged into this report. The author has performed all of the interviews. The work has resulted in process maps, maps of responsibility delegation as well as a number of observations regarding the efficient handling of information. Above all can be mentioned that in spite of the means to use EDI, both systems relied heavily on phone and fax for communication. Deviations from normal increased the information density drastically, even small ones. (A)

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  CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA, INST FOER TRANSPORTTEKNIK

  GOETEBORG,   Sweden  SE-412 96
• Authors:
  • ARNAES, P O
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 15 p.
• Serial:
  • MEDDELANDE
  • Issue Number: 111
  • Publisher: CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA, INST FOER TRANSPORTTEKNIK
  • ISSN: 0283-4421

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commodities; Communications; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Information management; Information, data, and knowledge; Intermodal transportation; Interviewing; Logistics; Telecommunications
• Uncontrolled Terms: Responsibility
• Geographic Terms: Germany; Sweden
• ITRD Terms: 9098: Communication; 283: Freight; 1112: Freight transport; 8125: Germany; 8555: Information documentation; 1121: Intermodal transport (freight); 9147: Interview; 264: Logistics; 2264: Responsibility; 8109: Sweden; 9117: Telecommunication
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00979435
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Oct 6 2004 12:00AM