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Chain‐Level Business Model Patterns for the Green Logistics Transition

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability transitions in freight transport increasingly depend on coordinated changes across entire logistics networks, not just within individual firms. This study investigates how business‐model change unfolds across a multimodal European logistics chain engaged in reducing transport‐related emissions.
Marikka Heikkilä
wiley   +1 more source

Battery powered high efficiency drive systems in practical applications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Since about 30 years three-phase variable speed drives are the standard industrial solution when high reliability, high ingress protection of machine and especially high efficiency are required.
Weiss, H.
core  

Innovating for Net‐Zero: Collaborative and Digital Decarbonisation Strategies in Sunset Industries' Global Value Chains

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Global net‐zero ambitions require transformative strategies to decarbonise carbon‐intensive global value chains (GVCs). This study examines how multinational enterprises (MNEs) in sunset industries integrate carbon capture technologies (CCT) with operational and supply chain dynamics (OSCD) to advance decarbonisation.
Muhammad Mustafa Kamal   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aerodynamics of Bluff Bodies and the Possibility of its Application in the Design of Trucks. Analytical Review

open access: yesМеханика машин, механизмов и материалов, 2011
The paper presents an overview of research in the field of aerodynamics of bluff bodies and some useful flows which are used in theoretical studies on the aerodynamics of aircraft.
V.S. Karabtsev , D.H. Valeev
doaj  

Impact of trucks on traffic flow in expressway diverging areas

open access: yesDigital Transportation and Safety
To explore the impact of trucks in freeway diverging areas, this paper presents an enhanced cellular automaton model. The model refines vehicle acceleration, deceleration, and position update rules while integrating truck-specific factors to better ...
Chang Liu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do more trucks lead to more motor vehicle fatalities in European roads? Evaluating the impact of specific safety strategies. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Truck operations have recently become an important focus of academic research not only because road freight transport is a key part of logistics, but because trucks are usually associated with negative externalities including pollution, congestion and ...
Castillo Manzano, José I.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Operations Research‐Based Formalisation and Design of Sustainable Reverse Logistics for E‐Waste Supply Chains

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study demonstrates how a profitable, lean, and environmentally responsible e‐waste reverse logistics system can be designed using integrated Operations Research (OR) techniques. Addressing the growing urgency of responsible consumption (UN SDG 12) and the projected rise of the e‐waste sector to USD 137.60 billion by 2029, the research ...
Sheeba Pathak, Hajar Fatorachian
wiley   +1 more source

THE SPEED BEHAVIOR OF CZECH PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS ACCORDING TO ORDINARY VS. VARIABLE SPEED LIMIT SIGNS: AN ON-ROAD AND DRIVING SIMULATION-BASED COMPARISON

open access: yesPerner’s Contacts, 2019
Using the speed of professional truck drivers, the effectiveness of speed limit signs was compared for 1) a temporary variable-message sign that uses LED technology and displays the current speed limit (hereinafter “VSL sign”) and 2) a normal vertical ...
Václav Linkov   +6 more
doaj  

Connecting Thoughts and Actions: A Managerial Process Model on Circular Business Model Innovation

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Addressing environmental grand challenges such as resource scarcity requires circular business model innovation (CBMI) that enables firms to efficiently close and slow resource cycles through novel activity systems. Drawing on a grounded theory approach based on 59 in‐depth interviews with top managers from Swiss SMEs, we developed a process ...
Fabian Takacs, Karolin Frankenberger
wiley   +1 more source

Virtual reality as a tool for perceptual evaluation of display characteristics

open access: yesFrontiers in Virtual Reality
IntroductionThis paper explores the feasibility of using virtual reality (VR) environments to evaluate the technical characteristics of displays. Based on a literature review, we analyze key display parameters, such as resolution, refresh rate, and ...
Nicolas Visbecq   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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