Print Email Facebook Twitter Analysis, modeling, and assessing performances of supply chains served by long-distance freight transport corridors Title Analysis, modeling, and assessing performances of supply chains served by long-distance freight transport corridors Author Wiegmans, B. (TU Delft Transport and Planning; Associate Transport Institute; University of Manitoba) Janic, M. (TU Delft Transport and Planning) Date 2018-01-01 Abstract This article deals with an analysis, modeling, and assessing performances of supply chains served by long-distance intercontinental intermodal rail/road- and sea-shipping freight transport corridor(s). For such a purpose, the supply chains are defined and the methodology for assessing their performances under given conditions is developed. The methodology consists of the analytical models of indicators of the operational, economic, environmental and social performances of particular corridors and corresponding supply chains assumed to be dependent on the infrastructural and technical/technological capabilities. The models of particular indicators have been applied according to “what-if” scenario approach to assessing performances of the long-distance intercontinental inland and maritime freight transport corridors spreading between China and Europe in the scope of the “Silk Road Economic Belt” and “A New Maritime Silk Road” policy initiative. The results prove that the intermodal inland rail/road alternative could act as a serious competitive alternative to its maritime deep-sea counterpart under given conditions. Nevertheless, in order to realize the opportunities, large investments in the inland rail/road infrastructure are required to appropriately connect China with Europe. Subject indicatorslong-distance corridorsmodelsperformancesSupply chains To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:ff7e015f-fe8e-4817-ba74-3b6a1f75b603 DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2018.1463419 ISSN 1556-8318 Source International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 13 (2019) (4), 278-293 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2018 B. Wiegmans, M. Janic Files PDF 15568318.2018.1463419.pdf 2.08 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:ff7e015f-fe8e-4817-ba74-3b6a1f75b603/datastream/OBJ/view