Road Freight Logistics Competition And Innovation

Author : Mark Dutz
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Automobile industry and trade
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Road Freight Logistics, Competition, and Innovation by Mark Dutz Pdf

Abstract: This empirical paper sheds light on a significant element of the debate of whether infrastructure services have a strong impact on economic development by exploring the impact of innovative road freight services on downstream business users. The paper uses a new and purpose-specific survey of 165 logistics service providers and 493 user enterprises in food processing, food distribution, and the automotive industry in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland. The main findings are that there are substantial downstream benefits from innovations in road freight services, both dampening cost increases and raising sales revenues of business users. The additional finding that increased intensity of competition in road freight services is significantly associated with the provision of innovative services suggests that easing any remaining barriers to competition in upstream business sectors should be a priority.

Author : Mark Dutz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:931675181

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Road Freight Logistics, Competition and Innovation by Mark Dutz Pdf

This empirical paper sheds light on a significant element of the debate of whether infrastructure services have a strong impact on economic development by exploring the impact of innovative road freight services on downstream business users. The paper uses a new and purpose-specific survey of 165 logistics service providers and 493 user enterprises in food processing, food distribution, and the automotive industry in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland. The main findings are that there are substantial downstream benefits from innovations in road freight services, both dampening cost increases and raising sales revenues of business users. The additional finding that increased intensity of competition in road freight services is significantly associated with the provision of innovative services suggests that easing any remaining barriers to competition in upstream business sectors should be a priority.

Author : Mark Andrew Dutz,Ayd?n Hayri,Pablo Ibarra
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Regulatory Reform, Competition, and Innovation by Mark Andrew Dutz,Ayd?n Hayri,Pablo Ibarra Pdf

Regulatory reform can spur innovations in infrastructure services, generating new downstream activities and magnifying the economywide benefits of reform. The national competition agency can help greatly in laying the groundwork for reform by making a compelling case for the reform's expected benefits.

Author : Mark Dutz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1290704788

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Author : John Manners-Bell,Ken Lyon
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-03
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781398607491

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Logistics and Supply Chain Innovation by John Manners-Bell,Ken Lyon Pdf

Global disruption, new technologies and changing consumer habits are causing turmoil in the supply chain industry. This book shows businesses how to remain resilient in this dynamic new environment. The supply chain crisis of 2021 exposed the necessity of a sustainable supply chain. The Fourth Industrial Revolution has transformed our society and economy. The logistics and supply chain industry continues to be innovated by automation, blockchain and sustainability. Amid all this volatility, it is vital for businesses to not only protect their operations from disruption, but to rise to the challenge that these innovations pose to become game-changers in their sectors. Now in its second edition, Logistics and Supply Chain Innovation provides vital insight into the major trends transforming the supply chain and logistics industry. Featuring a new section on the role of technologies in reducing carbon emissions, case studies from companies such as Amazon, Alibaba, Maersk, UPS and DHL, as well as a full update of all existing content on crowd sourcing and shipping, on-demand delivery, autonomous vehicles and more, Logistics and Supply Chain Innovation is the essential guide to thriving in a rapidly developing logistics landscape. Online supporting resources include PowerPoints and sample case studies.

Author : Supee Teravaninthorn,Gaël Raballand
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780821376553

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Transport Prices and Costs in Africa by Supee Teravaninthorn,Gaël Raballand Pdf

Transport prices for most African landlocked countries range from 15 to 20 percent of import costs. This is approximately two to three times more than in most developed countries. It is well known that weak infrastructure can account for low trade performance. Thus, it becomes necessary to understand what types of regional transport services operate in landlocked African nations and it is critical to identify the regulation disparities and provision anomalies that hurt infrastructure efficiency, even when the physical infrastructure, such as a road transport corridor, exists. Transport Prices and Costs in Africa analyzes the various reasons for poor transport performance seen widely throughout Africa and provides a compelling case for a number of national and regional reforms that are vital to the effort to address the underlying causes of high transport prices and costs and service unpredictability seen in Africa. The book will greatly help supervisory authorities throughout the region develop and implement a comprehensive transport policy that will facilitate long-term growth.

Author : Corinne Blanquart,Uwe Clausen,Bernard Jacob
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781119307778

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Towards Innovative Freight and Logistics by Corinne Blanquart,Uwe Clausen,Bernard Jacob Pdf

Freight transport faces a dual challenge: it must satisfy the demands of globalized trade and meet environmental requirements. In this context, innovation is a crucial topic to enable the transition from the current transportation and logistics system to a sustainable system. This book provides an overview of the latest technological innovations in Europe and worldwide, based on ICT and new vehicle concepts, for all modes and all scales (urban, regional, national or international). The authors consider innovation supply, the process of innovation and innovative business models. Some perspectives and solutions are proposed on the deployment of innovation, specifically concerning the transformation of the organization of the system and the relationships between industry, governmental players, operators and users.

Author : John Manners-Bell,Ken Lyon
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-03
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780749486341

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The Logistics and Supply Chain Innovation Handbook by John Manners-Bell,Ken Lyon Pdf

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is now transforming logistics and supply chain industries. Consumer habits are changing fast and supply chains are having to adapt to meet the challenges created by this dynamic new environment. Traditional logistics operating models are under threat. Incumbent freight operators across the entire transport and warehousing spectrum have been forced to develop strategies to effectively compete with new start-ups. The Logistics and Supply Chain Innovation Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of all the major new technologies and business models currently under development and looks at this process of disruption in detail. The Logistics and Supply Chain Innovation Handbook covers many important topics, such as crowd sourcing and shipping, on-demand delivery, autonomous vehicles, automation in the warehouse, electric vehicles and alternative fuels. It provides readers with a straightforward and easy to understand assessment of these innovations and their impact on the industry. Online supporting resources include PowerPoints and sample case studies.

Author : Michał Suchanek
Publisher : Springer
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319744612

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New Research Trends in Transport Sustainability and Innovation by Michał Suchanek Pdf

This proceedings volume examines the effects of transport on socio-economic development including innovation, public health and cultural behavior. Featuring contributions presented at the 2017 TranSopot Conference in Sopot, Poland, the enclosed papers are divided to provide emerging research in transport sustainability, innovation, structure, and in municipal transport economics. Collectively, the contributions provide not only the theoretical background for transport analysis but also empirical data and practical applications. Researchers in the transport sector strive to explore the nuances of various aspects of transport economics, which are connected on many levels. The sustainability of transport fits into a wide perspective of the sustainable economy. It treats the activities of individuals, companies and local, regional and national governments as means of achieving economic and social ends. Conversely, transport sustainability has a certain burden on society as it may generate external costs in the form of congestion, pollution and negative health effects. Many of these adverse effects might be counteracted by transport innovations, both the technical ones and the organizational ones. These innovations, while their main goal might be to increase the efficiency of the transport entities, should also fit into the desirable trend of responsible economic design thinking. These general ideas of transport research naturally have to influence the research in various branches of transport ranging from the road transport to railway. Lastly, there is the municipal transport, in which goals of different stakeholders are often contradictory which leads to highly complicated decision problems. Featuring case examples on topics as bike sharing, green travel, compact cars, freight transport and electric cars, this book will be of interest to researchers, practitioners, policy makers and students in the fields of transport economics, innovation, and sustainability.

Author : J. Humberto Lopez,Rashmi Shankar
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821387122

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Getting the Most Out of Free Trade Agreements in Central America by J. Humberto Lopez,Rashmi Shankar Pdf

The main message of the study is that Central America's ability to exploit the opportunities created by ongoing trade liberalization will depend on the ability of the region to implement a complementary policy agenda that creates an enabling policy and institutional environment.

Author : J. W. Konings
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781848441392

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The Future of Intermodal Freight Transport by J. W. Konings Pdf

. . . the book will be a valuable resource for students, researchers, policy makers and practitioners. Competition and Regulation in Network Industries The book is well balanced. . . The authors depict the reality of this complex world and identify the right strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Bart Jourquin, European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research . . . the editors and the expert contributors provide a timely overview of the present role and challenges of intermodal freight transport. . . the book will not only be appealing to academics and researchers with an interest in the emerging field of intermodal transport research. As the book is largely kept at an executive and policy level, it is also appealing to practitioners and policy makers. . . the book is a valuable contribution to the study of intermodal freight transport as a new transportation research application field. It is an essential reading for all stakeholders in the field of intermodal freight transportation, providing them with insight and tools to address the mounting academic and practical challenges in this segment of the transport and logistics market. Theo Notteboom, Journal of Transport Geography This book explores the great challenge of increasing the scope of intermodal freight transport. In view of the current dominant role of road transport and the increasing difficulties in coping with a growing number of vehicles in an efficient and sustainable way, intermodal freight transport could be considered a viable alternative. However, the book makes recognition of the fact that there is still a need to improve the performance of the intermodal transport system. The expert contributors provide an overview of the present role of intermodal freight transport, address opportunities to significantly improve current performance, and demonstrate design and modelling tools used to analyse and support this performance. Requirements for the implementation of intermodal innovations are also prescribed, and policies needed to improve competitiveness are outlined. Many factors contributing to the performance and competitiveness of intermodal freight transport are explored, from technological and organisational innovations through to institutional settings and policy frameworks. This comprehensive range of topics will attract a broad audience including academics, researchers, policymakers and practitioners involved in the design and development of freight transport systems. It will also strongly appeal to those with an interest in the future of freight transport.

Author : Michael Browne,Sönke Behrends,Johan Woxenius,Genevieve Giuliano,José Holguin-Veras
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780749478728

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Urban Logistics by Michael Browne,Sönke Behrends,Johan Woxenius,Genevieve Giuliano,José Holguin-Veras Pdf

Approximately 80 per cent of European and American citizens live in an urban environment. Due to their large populations and extensive commercial establishments, urban areas require large quantities of goods and services for commercial and domestic use. This results in increasing levels of demand for freight transport services. Freight transport in towns and cities is a major contributor to environmental impacts, particularly to local air pollution and noise. Urban Logistics addresses public policy makers, freight transport companies and receivers of supplies, providing them with the information and guidance to affect change in the logistics of the city. Urban Logistics is written by an outstanding team of international editors combining their expertise and using their research from leading business schools in Sweden and the US. There are also valuable contributions from academics and industry experts from companies and universities from all over the world. The book includes clear examples of initiatives that work and business case developments, as well as toolkits for policymakers and managers who are devising new initiatives. There is an in-depth examination of different aspects of urban logistics, such as retail logistics for cities, urban food supply chains, services and the special logistics requirements involved, construction, waste management and e-commerce and home delivery. There is also a focus on networks and partnerships and an analysis of innovation as a new constant.

Author : Chung-Yee Lee,Qiang Meng
Publisher : Springer
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319118918

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Handbook of Ocean Container Transport Logistics by Chung-Yee Lee,Qiang Meng Pdf

This book is focused on the impact of ocean transport logistics on global supply chains. It is the first book solely dedicated to the topic, linking the interaction of parties along this chain, including shippers, terminal operators and line carriers. While ocean container transport logistics has been greatly studied, there are many important issues that have yet to receive the attention they deserve. The editors and contributing authors of Ocean Container Transport Logistics: Making Global Supply Chain Effective seek to address these topics and shed new light on the subject. The book is divided into three parts. Part I examines the innovation, trends, competition and business model of container terminal operations. In Part II, the book looks at how tactical and operational management is used in shipping liners. The chapters cover topics such as empty container repositioning, slow steaming, routing, network design and disruption management. Finally Part III explores at shippers and global supply chain management, with chapters on transportation service procurement, hinterland transportation, green corridors, as well as competition and co-operation in maritime logistics operations. The eighteen chapters of the book all highlight the immediate effect of ocean transport logistics on global supply chain.

Author : World Bank
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Economic assistance
ISBN : UCBK:C078153070

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World Bank Research Program by World Bank Pdf

Author : Jamil, George Leal,Pinto Ferreira, João José,Pinto, Maria Manuela,Magalhães Pessoa, Cláudio Roberto,Xavier, Alexandra
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781522530138

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Handbook of Research on Strategic Innovation Management for Improved Competitive Advantage by Jamil, George Leal,Pinto Ferreira, João José,Pinto, Maria Manuela,Magalhães Pessoa, Cláudio Roberto,Xavier, Alexandra Pdf

Innovation is a vital process for any business to remain competitive in this age. This progress must be coherently and optimally managed, allowing for successful improvement and future growth. The Handbook of Research on Strategic Innovation Management for Improved Competitive Advantage provides emerging research on the use of information and knowledge to promote development in various business agencies. While covering topics such as design thinking, financial analysis, and policy planning, this publication explores the wide and complex relationships that constitute strategic innovation management principals and processes. This publication is an important resource for students, professors, researchers, managers, and entrepreneurs seeking current research on the methods and tools regarding information and knowledge management for business advancement.