Search for dissertations about: "freight transportation"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 53 swedish dissertations containing the words freight transportation.
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11. Exploring logistics actions enabling environmentally sustainable freight transport
Abstract : To curb unsustainable freight transport trends; such as transport growth, larger dependency on road transport and generally an increased share of greenhouse gas emissions from the sector, actions needs to be taken among actors in the logistics system. The purpose of this thesis is to explore logistics actions that enable environmentally sustainable freight transport. READ MORE
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12. Designing Electronic Waybill Solutions for Road Freight Transport
Abstract : In freight transportation, a waybill is an important document that contains essential information about a consignment. The focus of this thesis is on a multi-purpose electronic waybill (e-Waybill) service, which can provide the functions of a paper waybill, and which is capable of storing, at least, the information present in a paper waybill. READ MORE
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13. Optimization modelling and methods for freight transportation in scheduled railways
Abstract : In the planning process of a freight railway transportation company, a number of optimization problems arise. In this thesis, we study two of them; empty freight car distribution and line planning. READ MORE
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14. Waste in road transport operations - using information sharing to increase efficiency
Abstract : In terms of efficiency, road transport operations have historically seen very little development relative to other supply chain areas and some authors have even referred to freight transportation as the “forgotten factor.” Several studies world-wide have shown a generally low level of efficiency in road transport operations. The U.S. READ MORE
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15. Optimization and Control in Dynamical Network Systems
Abstract : Dynamical network systems are complex interconnected systems useful to describe many real world problems. The advances in information technology has led the current trend towards connecting more and more systems, creating "intelligent" systems, where the intelligence originates in the scale and complexity of the network. READ MORE