Economic evaluation of “Intelligent MegaSwapBoxes” for advanced Intermodal Freight Transport through value orientated cost-effectiveness estimation

Sebastian Jursch (), Sabine Bischoff, Eckart Hauck (), Paul Flachskampf, Sabina Jeschke () and Klaus Henning ()
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Sebastian Jursch: RWTH Aachen University, IMA/ZLW
Eckart Hauck: RWTH Aachen University, IMA/ZLW
Sabina Jeschke: RWTH Aachen University, IMA/ZLW
Klaus Henning: RWTH Aachen University, IMA/ZLW

A chapter in Automation, Communication and Cybernetics in Science and Engineering 2011/2012, 2013, pp 843-854 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The success of intermodal transport solutions compared to exclusive road transport significantly depends on the cost efficiency, the improvement of interoperability and the exploitation of a maximized cargo area. Intermodal transport provides the opportunity to benefit from the advantages of each of the individual transport modes integrated in a system that is both cost effective and sustainable. The development of intelligent MegaSwapBoxes, a seamless and customer-oriented transport concept, marks an important step towards enhancing competitiveness. The paper focuses on the method of the Value Oriented Cost-Effectiveness Estimation. This method had been developed by the Institute for Management Cybernetics at RWTH Aachen University and combines the classical analysis of investment in monetary terms with relevant non-monetary variables or the so-called soft factors in the profitability analysis. In this paper, a new approach of the Value Oriented Cost-Effectiveness Estimation is presented and applied in excerpts within the TelliBox project “Intelligent MegaSwapBoxes for Advanced Intermodal Freight Transport”.

Keywords: Freight Transport; Transport Unit; Bottom Frame; Intermodal Transport; Cost Aspect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-33389-7_62

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