When cargo owners engage transport intermediaries to arrange the logistics of carriage, these intermediaries regularly issue multimodal bills of lading and subcontract the actual carriage. This creates a gap in contractual privity between cargo owners and the actual carriers, which can affect...

Die Dissertation beschäftigt sich mit der Entwicklung der taktischen Optimierungsmodelle für globale und regionale Containersteuerung. Die Modelle beinhalten gemeinsame, spezifische Durchschnittsparameter, die den Zusammenhang zwischen den Steuerungsebenen ermöglichen. Die Probleme werden als...

Network operations often suffer from chronic asset imbalance over time and across locations. This paper addresses the issue in the intermodal industry. The problem is mainly driven by myopic policies, environmental uncertainty, and network interdependence. To address the problem, we develop a...

This paper investigates innovations in multimodal supply chains. It covers innovations in technology and IT, physical hardware and how supply chains are organised. It outlines direct and indirect impacts of these innovations, showing the ramifications for multimodality, the broader logistics...

This paper describes approaches in intermodal supply chain management that aim to balance efficiency with sustainability requirements set by firms' corporate social responsibility commitments and society more generally. It explores how accreditation systems can help support green logistics...