Survey on Characteristics and Challenges of Synchromodal Transportation in Global Cold Chains

Guo, Wenjing; Blokland, Wouter Beelaerts van; Lodewijks, Gabriël

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-68496-3_28

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“…Synchromodal literature is mostly exploratory and theoretical in nature [8,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. Only a few studies provide quantification of the idea; ref.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Assessing Intermodal and Synchromodal Resilience from a Decentralized Perspective

2019

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Synchromodal transport incorporates real-time events in a dynamic manner in order to facilitate the most suitable selection of modes, routes and handling points. Up until now, current assessments rely on analytical models. Most of these models average distances for barges and trains via route mapping platforms that provide realistic distances for road only. To reflect on real-world developments more accurately, new thinking and modelling approaches are necessary to bridge academic models with physical transport processes. This paper introduces a computational model which computes movements of agents in geographically referenced space. The model captures stochastic parallel processes for each mode, and simulates decentralized delivery performance of each order in terms of cost, time and emissions at an operational level. Furthermore, we study the routing of individual orders and their responsiveness to disruptions. Computational experiments are performed within a case study which concerns imports of retail goods by unimodal truck transport from France to Belgium. Our findings show that dynamic synchromodal solutions cope with disturbances better, but unnecessary deviations and pro-activeness can also lead to negative effects when compared to static intermodal solutions

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Should I Stay or Should I Go? Assessing Intermodal and Synchromodal Resilience from a Decentralized Perspective

2019

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“…Smart planning, disruption handling, dynamic switching, and demand aggregation are in [2] identified to be the four categories of necessary action to obtain synchromodality. Real-time switching and integrated planning are also in the literature review [3] found to be among the 8 most important properties of synchromodality.…”

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Simultaneous Planning of Container and Vehicle-Routes Using Model Predictive Control

Larsen

Atasoy

Negenbom

2019

2019 18th European Control Conference (ECC)

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When containers are transported on a-modal bookings, the transport supplier can decide which combination of trucks, trains, ships, etc. to use. This gives the flexibility to transport suppliers to route the containers in accordance with the current state of the synchromodal transport network. At the same time, it enables the transport providers to route their vehicles in real time based on the current need for transportation. The interdependency of the routes of containers and of vehicles has not yet been discussed explicitly in the synchromodal literature. The aim of this paper is thus to illustrate the effect of planning the routes of containers and trucks as one integrated problem. This is addressed with a model predictive control planning method. Simulation experiments of a synchromodal hinterland network are used to illustrate the method's potential.

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“…Other reviews covering transport research on synchromodality focus on specific aspects of this concept. For instance, Guo et al. (2017) examine synchromodality in the specific context of perishable products; van Riessen et al.…”

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Antecedents, mechanisms and effects of synchromodal freight transport: a conceptual framework from a systematic literature review

Pfoser

Kotzab

Bäumler

2021

IJLM

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PurposeThe aim of this paper is to offer an overview of the current state of research in a specific field of transport, namely synchromodality. This includes a conceptual discussion of this innovative transport concept to differentiate it from previous concepts as well as the identification of the antecedents, mechanisms and effects of synchromodality.Design/methodology/approachThe paper combines systematic and content analysis-based approaches to literature review to analyse and synthesise a final sample of 88 publications related to synchromodality.FindingsSynchromodality is a transport concept in its infancy which suffers from ambiguous definitions and a lack of theoretical grounding. The paper identifies four mechanisms which differentiate synchromodality from other transport concepts: real-time switching, integrated network planning, horizontal collaboration and mode-free booking. Seven technical and six managerial antecedents for these mechanisms of synchromodality are defined.Research limitations/implicationsExisting research on synchromodality is largely focused on technical antecedents (e.g. information and communication technology, sophisticated planning systems). Suggestions for further research include managerial problems such as business models or measures to induce a mental shift and trust.Originality/valueThis paper gives a structured overview of the research field of synchromodality and presents existing research from a content-focused perspective. It also indicates opportunities for future research and contributes to a generally accepted understanding of synchromodality.

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Survey on Characteristics and Challenges of Synchromodal Transportation in Global Cold Chains

Cited by 14 publications

References 32 publications

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Assessing Intermodal and Synchromodal Resilience from a Decentralized Perspective

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Assessing Intermodal and Synchromodal Resilience from a Decentralized Perspective

Simultaneous Planning of Container and Vehicle-Routes Using Model Predictive Control

Antecedents, mechanisms and effects of synchromodal freight transport: a conceptual framework from a systematic literature review

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