Impact Analysis of Slow Steaming on Inland River Container Freight Supply Chain

Wang Zhengguo (), Jiang Hui and Xiong Yifan
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Wang Zhengguo: Wuhan University of Technology
Jiang Hui: Wuhan University of Technology
Xiong Yifan: Wuhan University of Technology

A chapter in Collaborative Logistics and Intermodality, 2021, pp 53-68 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Based on the literature research and the related concept of inland river container freight supply chain, this chapter analyzes the influence of inland river container freight supply chain under the reduced vessel speeds. Firstly, this chapter describes the research problems and makes assumptions, then establishes a two-echelon inventory management model based on controllable lead time and stable demand, analyzes the impact of slow steaming on inland river container freight supply chain from a quantitative perspective, and finally studies the impact of slow steaming on the inventory cost and inventory strategy of the shipper and consignee in the container freight supply chain, gives some feasibility suggestions.

Keywords: Slow steaming; Inland river; Container; Supply chain; Inventory analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-50958-3_4

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