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Business Models and Network Design in Hinterland Transport

In: Handbook of Global Logistics

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  • Peter W. Langen

    (School of Industrial Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology
    Port of Rotterdam Authority)

  • Jan C. Fransoo

    (School of Industrial Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology)

  • Ben Rooy

    (Brabant Intermodal)

Abstract

International container transport is the backbone of global supply chains. Hinterland transport, the transport from the port to the final destination and vice versa, is an important component of international container transport. However, academic attention to hinterland transport has emerged only recently. This chapter discusses business models and network design in hinterland transport. Understanding business models is relevant, as many different types of companies (e.g., shipping lines, terminal operating companies and forwarders) play a role in hinterland transport. Their business models influence how they position themselves in the market, their stance concerning cooperation and coordination in hinterland transport, and their scope in network design. Network design is a core issue in hinterland transport. New services need to be designed—and in such a way that they are expected to be profitable. Furthermore, current service patterns only change through deliberate redesign. So competition through the (re)design of transport services is a very important—perhaps the most important—form of competition in intermodal freight transport. One potentially promising innovation in this respect is the extended gate concept, where an inland hub becomes the ‘virtual gate’ of the deep sea terminal.

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  • Peter W. Langen & Jan C. Fransoo & Ben Rooy, 2013. "Business Models and Network Design in Hinterland Transport," International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, in: James H. Bookbinder (ed.), Handbook of Global Logistics, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 367-389, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isochp:978-1-4419-6132-7_15
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6132-7_15
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    1. Katrien Storms & Christa Sys & Thierry Vanelslander & Ruben Deuren, 2023. "Demurrage and detention: from operational challenges towards solutions," Journal of Shipping and Trade, Springer, vol. 8(1), pages 1-31, December.
    2. Démare, Thibaut & Bertelle, Cyrille & Dutot, Antoine & Lévêque, Laurent, 2017. "Modeling logistic systems with an agent-based model and dynamic graphs," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 51-65.

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