Sustainable Freight Transport - Theory, Models, and Case Studies

Contents

Introduction

References

Logistics and Freight Transport as the Kernel of Resilient Airport-Driven Development; A Survey on Basic Interactivities and Causalities

1 Airport Operations: On Course for Growth

2 Airport-Driven Development: An Integrated Planning Framework

2.1 Causality Between Airport and Economic Development

2.2 Airport-Driven Development Concepts

3 Complexity of Freight Transport and Logistics: A Challenge in Integrated Planning

4 Airport-Driven Development Encompasses More Than Air Freight

4.1 Value of Air Transport to Logistics

4.2 Stimulated Logistics Activities in Airport-Driven Development

5 Simple Prevailing Loop: Complicated Underlying Dynamics

6 Causalities Within the Airport-Driven Development

6.1 Productive Interactions

6.2 Counterproductive Interactions

7 Final Discussion

References

Sustainability Management in Smaller UK Ports to Promote More Sustainable Freight Transport

1 Sustainability Management, Freight Performance and Ports

2 Examples of Port Sustainability Management

2.1 Port Masterplanning

2.2 Sustainability Reporting

2.3 Exemplary Sustainability Practice: Container Megaports

2.4 EMS in Ports

2.5 PSMS and Smaller UK Ports

3 How Might Sustainability Management Permeate the UK Ports Industry?

3.1 Potential Drivers of Sustainability Awareness in Smaller UK Ports

3.2 Internal Strategies to Embed Sustainability Management

3.3 Supply Chain and Other Sectoral Pressures

3.4 Pragmatism and Requirements to Safeguard Critical Revenue Streams

3.5 Towards an Implementation Strategy

References

A Bi-objective Problem of Scheduling Fuel Supply Vessels

1 Introduction: Problem Definition

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Problem Definition

2 Problem's Mathematical Formulation

2.1 Notation

Sets

Indices

Parameters

Variables

3 Solution Methodology

4 Empirical Evaluation

5 Conclusions

References

Web References

Value Creation Through Green Vehicle Routing

1 Introduction

2 Negative Externalities of Road Transportation

3 Models and Calculators for Estimating Emissions

3.1 Macroscopic Models

3.2 Microscopic Models

3.3 Online Tools and Calculators

4 Green Vehicle Routing Problems

4.1 The Pollution-Routing Problem

4.2 The Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Emissions VRP

4.3 The Energy-Minimizing VRP

4.4 The VRP with Fuel Consumption Rate

5 Conclusions

References

Environmental Benefits of Collaboration and Allocation of Emissions in Road Freight Transportation

1 Introduction

2 Environmental Benefits of Collaborative Transportation

2.1 Reducing Emissions

2.2 Improving Transport of Biomass

3 Emission Allocation

3.1 Cooperative Game Theory Concepts

3.2 Allocation Methods

3.3 Example

3.3.1 Min Cost Problem

3.3.2 Min Emission Problem

3.3.3 Results

3.4 Applications

4 Quantifying the Inputs

4.1 Calculating Emissions

4.2 Optimization Criteria

5 Conclusions

References

Short Supply Chains as a Viable Alternative for the Distribution of Food in Urban Areas? Investigation of the Performance of Several Distribution Schemes

1 Introduction

2 Identification of Distribution Models for Short Food Supply Chains in Urban Areas

3 Direct Distribution

4 Horizontal Collaboration

5 Direct Distribution Through a Logistics Service Provider (LSP)

6 Modelling the Environmental and Economic Performance of Different Distribution Schemes for Short Food Supply Chains

6.1 Overall Modeling Approach

6.2 Notations

Indices and sets

Parametres

6.3 Scheme I: Direct Distribution from the Producers to the Customers

6.4 Scheme II: Co-Loading Between Producers

6.5 Scenario III: Delivery Through a Logistics Service Provider

7 Application to the Brussels Capital Region

8 Results

9 Policy, Societal and Managerial Implications

10 Conclusion

References

Sustainable Solutions for Urban Freight Transport and Logistics: An Analysis of Urban Consolidation Centers

1 Introduction

2 Urban Freight Consolidation Centers (UCCs)

3 Benefits and Limitations of UCCs in Europe

3.1 UCCs Schemes in Europe: A Critical Review

3.2 The Nijmegen's Consolidation Center: Binnenstadservice.nl

3.3 The Parma's Consolidation Center: Ecocity

4 Stakeholders' Commitment: Integration and Collaboration for a Successful Implementation of Sustainable Urban Freight Schemes

5 The Receivers and Their Key Role in the Urban Freight Context

6 A Successful Example of UCC: The Bristol and Bath Urban Freight Consolidation Center (BBUCC)

6.1 Description of the BBUCC Scheme

6.2 Costs

6.3 Pricing Scheme

7 Estimation of the Sustainability Improvement Due to BBUCC

8 Investigating the Point of View of the Receivers

9 Conclusion

10 Direction of the Future Research

References

Urban Vehicle Access Regulations

1 Introduction

2 Urban Vehicle Access Regulations

2.1 Access Time

2.2 Vehicle Characteristics

2.3 Load Factors

3 Preferred UVAR Schemes

3.1 Low Emission Zones

3.1.1 LEZ Best Practices

3.1.2 LEZ Impacts

3.1.3 LEZ Enforcement

3.1.4 LEZ Stakeholder Involvement

3.2 Congestion Charging

3.2.1 CC Best Practices

3.2.2 CC Impacts

3.2.3 CC Enforcement

3.2.4 CC Stakeholder Involvement

3.3 Combining Low Emission Zones and Congestion Charging

3.4 Choosing an UVAR Scheme

4 Preferred Solutions

4.1 Urban Consolidation Centres

4.1.1 UCC Best Practices

4.1.2 UCC Impacts

4.1.3 UCC Implementation

4.1.4 UCC Stakeholder Involvement

4.2 Cargo Bikes

4.2.1 CB Best Practices

4.2.2 CB Implementation

4.2.3 CB Impacts

4.3 Off-Hour Delivery

4.3.1 OHD Best Practices

4.3.2 OHD Impacts

4.3.3 OHD Implementation

4.3.4 OHD Stakeholder Involvement

5 Conclusions

References

The Importance of Supplier Development for Sustainability

1 Introduction

2 Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM)

3 Supplier Development

3.1 Environmental Supplier Development (ESD)

3.2 Activities of Supplier Development

3.3 Barriers to Supplier Development

4 Conclusion

References