Towards a Modal Shift in Freight Transport? A Business Logistics Analysis of Some Policy Measures

This paper analyses the effectiveness of policy measures aimed at triggering a modal shift in the freight transport market. The analysis is based on the inventory-theoretic framework that studies modal choice from a business logistics viewpoint. The crux of the inventory-theoretic approach lies in the fact that explicit attention is paid to all costs in the supply chain that are affected by the choice of transport mode. After a brief literature review on the inventory-theoretic framework, the framework is used to calculate the market shares of different freight transport modes for a hypothetical transport market. In a second step, the impact of some policy measures on the market shares of the transport modes is calculated. By way of illustration, the analysis is applied to the market for container transport from a seaport to its hinterland. It is shown that a combination of certain policy measures can lead to significant modal shifts from road transport to intermodal transport. (A)

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• Authors:
  • Blauwens, G
  • VANDAELE, N
  • Van de Voorde, E
  • VERNIMMEN, B
  • WITLOX, F
• Publication Date: 2006-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 239-251
• Serial:
  • Transport Reviews
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISSN: 0144-1647
  • EISSN: 1464-5327
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ttrv20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containers; Freight transportation; Logistics; Markets; Policy; Short sea shipping; Transportation modes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Selection
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Pipelines; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Railroads; I70: Traffic and Transport; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01024119
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: May 18 2006 8:31AM