Assessing the effect of infrastructure and service attributes on realization of motorways of the sea

Tsamboulas, D; Moraiti, P; Vlahogianni, E

dc.contributor.author	Tsamboulas, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Moraiti, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Vlahogianni, E	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:59:36Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:59:36Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	03611981	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/29008
dc.subject.other	Decision makers	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental damage	en
dc.subject.other	Macro scale	en
dc.subject.other	Methodological frameworks	en
dc.subject.other	Modal shifts	en
dc.subject.other	Operational characteristics	en
dc.subject.other	Operational state	en
dc.subject.other	Rail service	en
dc.subject.other	Service attributes	en
dc.subject.other	Service improvement	en
dc.subject.other	Bayesian networks	en
dc.subject.other	Competition	en
dc.subject.other	Decision making	en
dc.subject.other	Integration	en
dc.subject.other	Investments	en
dc.subject.other	Molybdenum compounds	en
dc.subject.other	Supply chain management	en
dc.subject.other	Supply chains	en
dc.subject.other	Intermodal transportation	en
dc.title	Assessing the effect of infrastructure and service attributes on realization of motorways of the sea	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.3141/2166-11	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2166-11	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	Motorways of the sea (MoS) is regarded as the integrated modal transportation supply chain that offers a realistic prospect for a substantial modal shift from road. It is also considered to contribute to improving competitiveness, reducing environmental damage, and enhancing regional cohesion. Research on MoS services has only recently started to develop. This paper proposes a probabilistic methodological framework based on Bayesian networks to identify and quantify the effect of different attributes on transportation supply chains that could foster the shift from traditional intermodal services to an integrated MoS process. Aspects such as operational characteristics of ports, hinterland operations, security, and administrative and customs procedures, as well as maritime and rail services, are jointly assessed. The proposed methodology identifies and prioritizes those attributes that most likely will lead to improving the operational state of an intermodal supply chain, thus rendering it an MoS chain. This could be a useful tool for decision makers to obtain the necessary information on a macro scale as they decide whether to proceed with needed investments for those intermodal links selected as potential MoS. Therefore, the model can be integrated into a decision-making framework as a tool by which necessary investments or service improvements or both could be identified.	en
heal.journalName	Transportation Research Record	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.3141/2166-11	en
dc.identifier.issue	2166	en
dc.identifier.spage	90	en
dc.identifier.epage	98	en