Business model innovation (BMI) is an important but challenging process that is potentially
hampered by obstruction and confusion. Despite its significance, BMI is an underexplored …

In this paper, we develop both static and dynamic supply chain network models with multiple
manufacturers and freight service providers competing on price and quality. The …

Combined rail-road transport, with its complex regulatory, infrastructural, organizational and
technical environment, presents numerous opportunities for practical improvements and …

Quality is essential to the food that we eat, the water that we drink, the air that we breathe,
and every product that we consume and utilize daily, from medicines to the clothes that we …

Modal shift from land to water is prioritized in transport policies throughout Europe. As
indicated in earlier research on intermodal shift, new business models are needed for …

Shifting freight transport from roads to more energy-efficient modes of sea and rail, ie, a
modal shift, is essential to reducing emissions from transport. Two actors influencing the rate …

This is a summary of the author's Ph. D. thesis supervised by Gerrit Janssens, An Caris and
Katrien Ramaekers and defended on 22 May 2017 at the Universiteit Hasselt. The thesis is …

In order to improve the competitive position and efficiency level of multimodal transport,
consolidation of freight flows is often suggested. Bundling networks require cooperation …

Currently, many logistics operators operate in both domestic and foreign markets using
various forms of transport organization. Choosing a corresponding technology and …

For several decades, modal shift within the freight transport sector has been promoted by
policy makers as an important basis for achieving lower transport emission targets. Even …