scholarly journals Synergy Degree Evaluation of Container Multimodal Transport System

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoping Fang ◽  
Zhang Ji ◽  
Zhiya Chen ◽  
Weiya Chen ◽  
Chao Cao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Evaluation Index System ◽  
Research Perspective ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Operation Process ◽  
Multimodal Transport ◽  
Depth Interviews

Logistics activities are an important source of energy consumption and environmental issues. Research conclusions and practical experience show that promoting the development of container multimodal transport is an effective way to reduce the level of carbon footprint. The key to influencing the development of container multimodal transport lies in the cooperation of all participants and links (modes of transport, transport businesses). Evaluating the synergy degree is a key step in this development process. This paper takes the whole process of container multimodal transportation as the research perspective, analyzes the operation process, and treats the process as a production system composed of four subsystems: facilities and equipment, organizational management, business operations, and information interactions. Through in-depth interviews and an analysis of the academic literature and policy documents, we establish a synergy degree evaluation index system and measurement model of container multimodal transport based on synergy theory and case studies. The research results are consistent with the actual situation. From 2015 to 2018, the synergy of container multimodal transport system of China’s G port developed slowly, but generally moved in a more orderly direction.

scholarly journals Transnational Accessibility between Residential Areas Based on Multimodal Transport System

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Nan Xia ◽  
Liang Cheng ◽  
Manchun Li
Keyword(s):  
Travel Time ◽  
Transport System ◽  
Process Analysis ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Average Travel Time ◽  
Multimodal Transport ◽  
Transnational Activities ◽  
Basic Evaluation

Due to the development of globalization, transnational activities are more frequent and evaluations of current accessibility are the basis for accessibility improvements. Accessibility evaluation indices generally contain two parts: travel time and travel probability. However, complex transnational processes involve the multimodal transport system, including air and land transport networks, which makes the calculation of these indices more difficult because large quantities of fundamental data, in addition to suitable models, are needed. In this study, residential areas were set as the basic evaluation unit for fine-scale and whole-process analysis. Then, multiple web-sourced platforms were introduced to acquire the travel time between each pair of residential areas. The temporal-range radiation model was applied to calculate transnational travel probability by considering spatial interactions of populations. Finally, the weighted-average travel time to South Asia and Southeast Asia (SA&SEA) countries was generated to represent the overall accessibility for each populated area in China. The results showed that China had better accessibility to SEA than SA, and countries with high accessibility were Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia. In China, southwest, south, and southeast regions showed larger accessibility to SA&SEA. Improvements of accessibility were also indicated by conjoint analysis of airport nodes. The proposed framework can help to delineate the spatial patterns of transnational accessibility and guide the enhancements of accessibility.

scholarly journals Multimodal Transport System Coevolution Model Based on Synergetic Theory

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fenling Feng ◽  
Qingya Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
Order Parameter ◽  
Line Length ◽  
System Capacity ◽  
Mutual Cooperation ◽  
Multimodal System ◽  
Multimodal Transport ◽  
Railway System ◽  
Synergetic Theory ◽  
System Order

This study investigates multimodal transport system evolution law with the consideration of synergetic theory. Compared with previous studies, this paper focuses on understanding influencing factors of system collaborative development. In particular, we have applied a multimodal system order parameter model to obtain the order parameter. Based on order parameters, the coevolution equations of the multimodal transport system are constructed with consideration of cooperation and competitive relationship between the subsystems. We set out the multimodal system followed the coevolution law of the freight system and dominated by the combined effects of order parameter line length and freight density. The results show that the coordination effects between railway, road, and water subsystems are stronger than aviation subsystem; the railway system is the short plank of the system. Some functional implications from this study are also discussed. Finally the results indicate that expansion of railway system capacity and mutual cooperation within the subsystems are required to reach an optimal multimodal transport system.

scholarly journals A Model to Simulate Multimodality in a Mesoscopic Dynamic Network Loading Framework

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Di Gangi ◽  
Antonio Polimeni
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
Dynamic Network ◽  
Real Situation ◽  
Dynamic Network Loading ◽  
Network Loading ◽  
Functional Aspects ◽  
Multimodal Transport ◽  
Multimodal Network ◽  
Modal Change ◽  
Simple Network

A dynamic network loading (DNL) model using a mesoscopic approach is proposed to simulate a multimodal transport network considering en-route change of the transport modes. The classic mesoscopic approach, where packets of users belonging to the same mode move following a path, is modified to take into account multiple modes interacting with each other, simultaneously and on the same multimodal network. In particular, to simulate modal change, functional aspects of multimodal arcs have been developed; those arcs are properly located on the network where modal change occurs and users are packed (or unpacked) in a new modal resource that moves up to destination or to another multimodal arc. A test on a simple network reproducing a real situation is performed in order to show model peculiarities; some indicators, used to describe performances of the considered transport system, are shown.

Optimization of Ship Design within an Integrated Multimodal Transport System

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (01) ◽  
pp. 47-59
Author(s):  
C. C. Gkochari ◽  
A. D. Papanikolaou
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Ship Design ◽  
Transportation Problems ◽  
Multimodal Transport ◽  
Scientific Approach

A methodology for the optimization of ship design within a multimodal transport system, accounting for logistics, economics, and environmental issues, is presented and its application to a typical shortseashipping scenario is demonstrated. The introduced methodology reveals the benefits of a holistic scientific approach to the optimization of complicated transportation problems.

The Impact of Digital Technologies on IT Sourcing Strategies in the German Automotive Industry

2022 ◽  
pp. 383-408
Author(s):  
Kerstin Christiane Felser
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Process Efficiency ◽  
Technology Deployment ◽  
Sourcing Strategies ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews

For decades, the German automotive industry has benefitted from a process of IT-enabled transformation with the ongoing deployment of state-of-the-art IT. Despite the high relevance of IT for innovation and process efficiency, the industry has outsourced up to 80% of the IT budget to external IT providers as IT has generally not been seen as a core competence. In recent years, the phenomenon of digital transformation has emerged, along with the consequent disruptive impacts associated with digital technology deployment. One area of significance in the corporate environment is the current and potential impact of digital transformation on future IT sourcing strategies. Through an analysis of existing literature and a series of in-depth interviews with industry experts, the chapter examines how and why the German automotive industry is reviewing IT sourcing strategies in response to the anticipated implications of digital transformation. A change in the ratio between outsourcing and insourcing has a significant impact on in-house employment and third-party business operations.

scholarly journals Keeping Watch on Intangible Cultural Heritage: Live Transmission and Sustainable Development of Chinese Lacquer Art

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 3868 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoting Song ◽  
Yongzhong Yang ◽  
Ruo Yang ◽  
Mohsin Shafi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Reference Value ◽  
Final Conclusion ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Countermeasures And Suggestions ◽  
Depth Interviews

Countries all over the world have been constantly exploring ways to rescue and protect intangible cultural heritage. While learning from other countries’ protection measures, the Chinese government is also constantly exploring ways that conform to China’s national conditions. As China’s first batch of intangible cultural heritage, lacquer art boasts a brilliant history, but many people are not familiar with it today. Moreover, in the process of modernization, the lacquer art transmission is declining day by day, and it is facing unprecedented major crises such as loss and division of history into periods. Hence, it is essential to verify and reveal the challenges and dilemmas in the lacquer art transmission, and come up with corresponding protection measures around these problems. First of all, this research, through literature review, “horizontally” explores the current research status and the universal problems of lacquer art transmission from the macro level. With a view to make up for the deficiencies of the existing research and further supplement the empirical evidence, the current research, with the transmission of “Chengdu lacquer art” as an example and through in-depth interviews, tracks and investigates the whole process of transmission of Chengdu Lacquer Art Training Institute, and “vertically” analyzes the survival situation of lacquer art transmission and the core problems affecting transmission behaviors from the micro level. In the final conclusion, the research comes up with corresponding countermeasures and suggestions for the identified key problems, which is of significant reference value for facilitating the live transmission and sustainable development of Chinese lacquer art.

scholarly journals Using mixed methods to design service quality evaluation indicator system of railway container multimodal transport

2019 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 003685041989049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoping Fang ◽  
Chao Cao ◽  
Zhiya Chen ◽  
Weiya Chen ◽  
Linglin Ni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Indicator System ◽  
Evaluation Index System ◽  
Transport Service ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Multimodal Transport

Multimodal transport can bring the technical and economic advantages in different transportation modes into full play. While ensuring the level of service, it can reduce energy consumption and transport costs. Governments of most countries are actively promoting it. Therefore, it has become a research hot spot. Being a green, fast, and all-day transport mode, railways play an important role in multimodal transport. This article aims to analyze a multimodal transport service quality indicator system involving railways from the perspectives of customers, multimodal service providers, and governments. Qualitative and quantitative research methods were adopted to analyze the secondhand data of academic papers, government policy, and industry reports to clarify the quality characteristics of multimodal transport services. Using grounded theory and to analyze firsthand data from in-depth interviews with multimodal transport practitioners, 25 evaluation indicators of container multimodal transport service quality were chosen to be the evaluation index system. To test and improve the evaluation scale, 270 valid questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS 24.0 and AMOS 21.0 software, including reliability analysis, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. The results show that all the indicators meet the standard requirements and have good reliability and validity.

scholarly journals The dynamic simulation of the natural gas transportation

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Eparu ◽  
Renata Rădulescu ◽  
Doru Stoica
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Dynamic Simulation ◽  
Transport System ◽  
Gas Transport ◽  
Transportation Network ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Gas Consumption ◽  
Natural Gas Consumption

AbstractThe natural gas consumption of the operators connected to the gas transport system depends on the gas needs. As gas needs vary in time, the whole process of gas transportation is, therefore, nonstationary. The paper presents nonstationary simulations for a gas transportation network and highlights the parameters values (flows, pressures) that are necessary to assure the safety of the system.

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