What is it about?

Selecting the right mode of transport in a large distribution network can reduce carbon emissions and costs. We present a mathematical companies that help companies selects the best mode of transport.

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Why is it important?

Many companies are trying to reduce their environmental footprint. Transport mode decisions are often taken in isolation. In this paper we show that actually it makes sense to take the complete network into account, leading to much better results.

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This work is really nice as it shows a portfolio effect: consider your complete network and get much more benefits than considering each leg one after the other.

Professor Jan C Fransoo
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

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This page is a summary of: Switching Transport Modes to Meet Voluntary Carbon Emission Targets, Transportation Science, November 2014, INFORMS,
DOI: 10.1287/trsc.2013.0481.
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