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2021
The authors intend to suggest an interpretation of dry ports as functional organs of a larger facility, known in Italy as “interporto,” with reference to an Italian reality. This research fills a gap in literature as to the authors' knowledge. There is lack of research on the dry port concept, and this is the first chapter presenting this concept in an
Erica Varese, Danilo Stefano Marigo
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The authors intend to suggest an interpretation of dry ports as functional organs of a larger facility, known in Italy as “interporto,” with reference to an Italian reality. This research fills a gap in literature as to the authors' knowledge. There is lack of research on the dry port concept, and this is the first chapter presenting this concept in an
Erica Varese, Danilo Stefano Marigo
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Knowledge management for sustainability-oriented freight villages
2011 5th International Conference on Software, Knowledge Information, Industrial Management and Applications (SKIMA) Proceedings, 2011Knowledge management (KM) is a planned, structured approach of systematically and actively managing ideas, information, and knowledge of employees, and it could be an important component for accelerating an organization towards sustainability. The concept of freight village (FV) is developed from a sustainability-oriented perspective, which is playing ...
Jiani Wu, Hans-Dietrich Haasis
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Freight village design using the multicriteria method PROMETHEE
Operational Research, 2007The development of a freight village in the region of Thriasio, located nearby to Athens is an ongoing project in its early stage. In the present paper three alternative designs of the freight village layout are compared by means of multicriteria analysis and more specifically using the PROMETHEE method.
Athanasios Ballis, George Mavrotas
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Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2006
Freight villages reflect a modern way of organizing logistics, transport, and goods distribution activities. Warehouses are a basic element in such building complexes, and their efficient planning and operation is essential for the viability of the system. Warehouse design requires a mixture of analytical skills and creativity.
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Freight villages reflect a modern way of organizing logistics, transport, and goods distribution activities. Warehouses are a basic element in such building complexes, and their efficient planning and operation is essential for the viability of the system. Warehouse design requires a mixture of analytical skills and creativity.
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Multicriteria Approach to the Evaluation of Intermodal Freight Villages
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2005An integrated methodological process was developed to evaluate the expected effect of freight villages. Because the criteria differ as do their measurement units, multicriteria analysis is proposed. The process required an in-depth analysis of the decision-making process for creating a freight village, the operations and the actors involved, and the ...
Seraphim Kapros +2 more
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Freight village evaluation under uncertainty with public and private financing
Transport Policy, 2003Abstract The paper presents a method and models for assessing the financial viability of a new Freight village financed by private and public investments. The financial evaluation model constitutes an integrated part of a wider planning methodology, with four distinct phases, namely (a) site selection and traffic forecasts, (b) definition of services
Dimitrios A. Tsamboulas, Seraphim Kapros
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Management of freight villages: findings from an exploratory study in Germany
International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 2011This paper aims to outline appropriate measures for generating positive effects resulting from the synergy-oriented management of freight villages (FVs). An exploratory study was conducted to investigate the development and management of FVs in Germany.
Herwig Winkler, Gottfried Seebacher
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Evaluation of freight villages: A GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis
Computers in Industry, 2016The development of freight villages in a given region is often viewed as a popular project in the development of a particular country's logistic plans. However, the evaluation of a freight village location among the various alternatives is a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) problem including both quantitative and qualitative criteria.
ÖZCEYLAN, EREN +4 more
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Freight Village Efficiency Criteria Evaluation via Fuzzy Multi-criteria Decision-Making Methods
2022The logistics industry is significantly important in international trade; European logistics market is worth over 1.1 trillion euros. There are 240 freight villages established in Europe, and the logistics sector ranked third. The value of freight village is increasing in the economic system and the logistics industry.
Mehmet Pekkaya +2 more
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