[en] Transportation of goods is essential for the economy but also leads to harmful impacts related to human health aspects. Intermodal transport is promoted by Europe to reduce these negative externalities. The objective of this paper is to analyze at the strategic level how the flow repartition varies between three modes (road, intermodal rail and intermodal inland waterway) according to different implemented policies. A mathematical allocation model is developed and tested on the Belgian case study, in order to determine the observed changes between the single minimization of (operational or health-related external) costs and the introduction of additional road taxes.
Disciplines :
Quantitative methods in economics & management
Author, co-author :
Mostert, Martine ; Université de Liège > HEC-Ecole de gestion : UER > UER Opérations : Logistique
Limbourg, Sabine ; Université de Liège > HEC-Ecole de gestion : UER > UER Opérations : Logistique
Caris, An; Universiteit Hasselt - UH > Research Group Logistics
Language :
English
Title :
Operational costs and externalities in optimal intermodal network design
Publication date :
13 July 2016
Event name :
14th World Conference on Transport Research
Event place :
Shanghai, China
Event date :
du 10 juillet 2016 au 15 juillet 2016
Audience :
International
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
