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Item type:Publication, Access status: with files , Digitalization of rail freight transportPurpose: Increasing demand for freight transport is in direct contrast to climate policy goals. Rail freight can reduce overall emissions if it builds up more market share. To achieve this, the rail sector needs to increase its competitiveness with other modes of transport using digitalization. Thus, the aim of this work is to analyze digitalization measures in rail freight transport. Methodology: As we consider our problem as a multi-attribute decision problem, we measured the importance of different digitalization measures regarding its contribution to improve the overall competitiveness of rail freight transport based on an AHP-approach. Findings: Based on a systematic literature review we identified 17 digitalization measures, which we grouped into four categories: automated train operation, digital maintenance, automated marshalling, and digital access to rail transport services. Out of those categories, automated train operation should be more focused on, followed by digital maintenance. Competitiveness is based on quality improvement, cost reduction and performance improvement out of which quality improvement was considered most important. Thereby reliability as well as time flexibility were considered as equally important by the experts. Originality: The paper gives a detailed overview of the status of digitalization measures available in rail freight.Publicationtype: Conference Paper217 496 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Access status: with files , Ecological sustainable physical distributionPurpose: Increasing online retailing leads to increased transportation processes on individual levels, which is impacting the environment negatively. Consequently, logistics needs ecological sustainable concepts to reduce its anthropogenic emissions, especially in physical distribution. The paper identifies such solutions, which avoid, shift and reduce such emissions and hence improve the environmental impact of logistics. Methodology: For this study, the paper examines 28 relevant papers out of a sample of 219 contributions, with a content-based qualitative literature analysis by applying the methodology suggested by Fink (2010). Findings: Following the fundamental notions of green logistics as proposed by Wittenbrink (2015), the paper identifies various sustainable concepts, which were condensed into a framework of ecological sustainable physical distribution. The overall goals refer to the protection of the atmosphere, decreasing dependence on fossil fuels and conservation of biodiversity. Drivers of such a concept of ecological sustainable physical distribution include horizontal cooperation to avoid, the use of resource-saving transportation means to shift, fleet management and utilisation of alternative fuels to reduce emissions. Originality: This work applies generic strategies for dealing with emissions to the field of physical distribution and presents a first conceptual frame of reference that can be used to implement ecological sustainable notions to the field of physical distribution.Publicationtype: Conference Paper126 230