Open AccessRail transport in supply chains
Author(s) -
Mirosław Antonowicz,
Henryk Zielaskiewicz
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
autobusy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2450-7725
pISSN - 1509-5878
DOI - 10.24136/atest.2018.513
Subject(s) - consolidation (business) , multimodal transport , supply chain , transport engineering , business , sustainable development , sustainable transport , rail freight transport , industrial organization , computer science , process management , sustainability , engineering , marketing , finance , political science , ecology , law , biology
The paper discusses the problem of competitiveness between the rail and road transport with reference to the EU policy for sustainable development of the transport branch. The paper presents the idea of complexity of services which facilitates the development of logistic networks. The authors formulate preliminary assumptions recommended for designing and construction of multimodal hubs. Further, they describe examples of European and Polish businesses which, thanks to the consolidation of services, widened their offer of logistic capabilities. The authors highlight the need for action aiming at the reversal of the unfavorable trend and increasing the cargo flow by rail, and not road. Finally, they discuss the necessity to reform the current freight transport by rail through the construction of comprehensive supply chains.