Innovation in European Freight Transportation

Serious problems and risks can be observed in European freight transportation development. However, the transport and logistics sector shows a lack of tradition in utilising systematic innovation management to overcome these problems. Hence, this volume puts forward a specific and comprehensive Systemic Migration-Oriented Innovation Management Method. Within the scope of this research, seven case studies of European freight transport innovations have been conducted using this method. They offer a broad, comprehensive and up-to-date view concerning different carriers, degrees of automation, and corridors across Europe. These case studies demonstrate how implementations of innovations may be performed successfully.

A systematic approach to innovation in transport and logistics is given The approach is illustrated by seven case studies, offering a broad and comprehensive up-to-date view concerning the European freight transportation as examples Case studies demonstrate how implementations of innovations may be performed successfully in supply chains in transport and logistics Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

For several years, Eva Savelsberg was head of a research group on large-scale logistics projects at the RWTH Aachen University in Germany. During this time, she also received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering (2002) and was subsequently awarded the title of "Privatdozent" at the same university in 2007.

Since 2006 she has been working for the Logistics Systems Division of INFORM GmbH in Aachen. Here she is presently involved in research and development on complex automated systems, specifically the automation of large container terminals.

Inhalt
Significant Aspects of the Land-Based Long-Distance Freight Market.- Systemic, Migration Oriented Method of Innovation Management.- Detailed Presentation of Supportive Tools.- Case studies Part I: Innovative Technologies in European Freight Transport.- Case studies Part II: Innovations to Improve the Intermodal Transport Chain.- Case studies Part III: Logistic Service Innovations.- Conclusions and Perspectives.