Essays about: "freight forward"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words freight forward.

  1. 1. Small hauliers' perception of battery electric vehicles : An investigation of opportunities, barriers and potential ownership models

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Logistik- och kvalitetsutveckling

    Author : Magdalena Bohlin; Emma Dahlin; [2023]
    Keywords : Transport; Haulier; Battery electric vehicle;

    Abstract : Today, one third of Sweden’s total greenhouse gas emissions come from domestic transport. To reduce these emissions, the Swedish government has set emission targets. To meet these and to avoid the global impacts of climate changes, the need for new technologies and new fuels to replace fossil fuels has become evident. READ MORE

  3. 2. Crowdsourced Freight Delivery The value created via logistics platform

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Yinhe Yang; Qian Yuan; [2018-07-02]
    Keywords : sharing economy; crowdsourcing; logistics platform; freight delivery; intermediary;

    Abstract : With the rapid development of Internet information technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing (Perego et al., 2011), the sharing economy has been gradually applied to various industries as a new economic form. Crowdsourcing logistics is an application of the sharing economy in the logistics industry. READ MORE

  4. 3. MOVING FORWARD IN INDIA An Analysis of IKEA’s Indian Distribution Network Development

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Gunnar Löfstedt; [2018-07-02]
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    Abstract : Warehouses and distribution centers form an integral part of the supply chain. However, determining how many are needed to effectively supply a market is a complex question. This is especially true when entering a new market. READ MORE

  5. 4. Methods to improve the effectiveness of a manual pick and place operation : A case study in a logistics regional distribution centre located at Jönköping, Sweden.

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/JTH, Industriell organisation och produktion

    Author : Bibin Vadakkekara Bhaskaran; Visakh Shaji; [2018]
    Keywords : Parcel sorting systems; Conveyor systems; Poka-yoke; Human errors;

    Abstract : Introduction: In today’s global world, supply chain and logistics operations have become far too complicated to be handled by individual firms. Nowadays, it is dealt by logistics and freight solution providing companies. The companies introduce an amount of flexibility for the firms doing their business. READ MORE

  6. 5. Fuel optimal powertrain control of heavy-duty vehicle based on model predictive control and quadratic programming

    University essay from KTH/Reglerteknik

    Author : Xiao Chen; [2017]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The freight transport has a fundamental role in the world’s economic development.Due to the flexibility of heavy-duty vehicles, a large part of freighttransport is carried out inland. READ MORE