2019•Advances in logistics, operations, and management science book seriesRequires access

Multi-Modal Transportation

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This chapter highlights concepts, dimensions, issues, and challenges associated with multimodal transportation of goods. It gives a decision-making framework for selection of modes and nodes based on the dimensions of multimodal system. Thirteen dimensions of multimodal transportation have been identified and its impact on selection of logistics route has been discussed. A computational framework for selecting the best multimodal route has been proposed in this chapter.

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Key concepts: Multimodal transport, Modal, Selection (genetic algorithm), Computer science, Multimodality, Operations research, Transport engineering, Management science