Collaborative Logistics and Intermodality

This book presents new approaches to logistics solutions in global environments, with a special focus on collaborative logistics and intermodality. Contributions in this book are linked to two major initiatives in global logistics - H2020 MSCA-RISE-EU project EC-Asia Research Network on Integration of Global and Local Agri-Food Supply Chains Towards Sustainable Food Security (GOLF), and the International Conference on Logistics & Supply Chain (CiLOG). Topics covered in this book are: global logistics environments in manufacturing industries, key logistic decision-making parameters, global logistics management and its impact on container logistics processes, logistic market clusters and many more.

Challenges and Developments in Integrated Container Supply Chains A Research Agenda for the Europe-China Research Network on Integrated Container Supply Chains (ENRICH) Project. - A Research Framework for Cross-National Comparative Logistics. - Supply Chain Solutions to Upstream Buyer Consolidation with green and resilient supply chain designs in the China-Europe Containerized Cargo flows. - Impact analysis of slow steaming on inland river container freight supply chain. - Modelling container port logistics and intermodality from the perspective of environmental sustainability. - Random Forest Regression Model Application for Prediction of China s Railway Freight Volume. - An optimization approach for the train load planning problem in seaport container terminals. - Utilizing breakthrough innovations: The need for Information Sharing as a new Key Performance Indicator for container port operations. - Scheduling periodical deliveries from a distribution centre to minimize the fleet size.