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Economic evaluation of “Intelligent MegaSwapBoxes” for advanced Intermodal Freight Transport through value orientated cost-effectiveness estimation

In: Automation, Communication and Cybernetics in Science and Engineering 2011/2012

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  • Sebastian Jursch

    (RWTH Aachen University, IMA/ZLW)

  • Sabine Bischoff
  • Eckart Hauck

    (RWTH Aachen University, IMA/ZLW)

  • Paul Flachskampf
  • Sabina Jeschke

    (RWTH Aachen University, IMA/ZLW)

  • Klaus Henning

    (RWTH Aachen University, IMA/ZLW)

Abstract

The success of intermodal transport solutions compared to exclusive road transport significantly depends on the cost efficiency, the improvement of interoperability and the exploitation of a maximized cargo area. Intermodal transport provides the opportunity to benefit from the advantages of each of the individual transport modes integrated in a system that is both cost effective and sustainable. The development of intelligent MegaSwapBoxes, a seamless and customer-oriented transport concept, marks an important step towards enhancing competitiveness. The paper focuses on the method of the Value Oriented Cost-Effectiveness Estimation. This method had been developed by the Institute for Management Cybernetics at RWTH Aachen University and combines the classical analysis of investment in monetary terms with relevant non-monetary variables or the so-called soft factors in the profitability analysis. In this paper, a new approach of the Value Oriented Cost-Effectiveness Estimation is presented and applied in excerpts within the TelliBox project “Intelligent MegaSwapBoxes for Advanced Intermodal Freight Transport”.

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  • Sebastian Jursch & Sabine Bischoff & Eckart Hauck & Paul Flachskampf & Sabina Jeschke & Klaus Henning, 2013. "Economic evaluation of “Intelligent MegaSwapBoxes” for advanced Intermodal Freight Transport through value orientated cost-effectiveness estimation," Springer Books, in: Sabina Jeschke & Ingrid Isenhardt & Frank Hees & Klaus Henning (ed.), Automation, Communication and Cybernetics in Science and Engineering 2011/2012, edition 127, pages 843-854, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-33389-7_62
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-33389-7_62
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