What is it about?
Empty container trucks may cause a deficit in transport capacity and contribute to congestion and emissions in the port territory. Re-engineering of the container truck hauling process has the potential of reducing the number of empty-truck trips.
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Why is it important?
Due to continuous increases in container-freight traffic, leading seaports of the world are experiencing a capacity shortage resulting in traffic congestion. The research findings are useful in practice as the proposed truck-sharing model can be introduced to enhance capacity in the container transport chain of the port territory.
Perspectives
The empty-trucks problem has not been addressed much in studies . The solution addressed here uses the shared-transportation concept to cover the research gap.
Samsul Islam
University of Auckland
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This page is a summary of: Reengineering the seaport container truck hauling process, Business Process Management Journal, September 2013, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/bpmj-jun-2012-0059.
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