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The development of volumes of rail, road and waterway freight transport over the period of five years in terms of tonne-kilometres covering both domestics and international cargo data (see online version for colours)

The development of volumes of rail, road and waterway freight transport over the period of five years in terms of tonne-kilometres covering both domestics and international cargo data (see online version for colours)

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This paper reveals the quality and type of market entry problems and the types of market entry strategies onto the rail freight transport markets in the EU, and in Hungary, in particular. Significant market entry problems in the EU are inadequate investments, bureaucracy, and unfavourable settings of market structure. Empirical examination shows th...

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... similar manner when looking at tonne-kilometres, the difference is even clearer: Rail managed to grow only by 12.8% from 8749 to 9874 thousands tonne-kilometres, whereas road transport indicated an increase of 73.5% from 20,598 to 35,743 thousands tonne-kilometres. These numbers show that over this five-year period companies opted for road to carry more volumes for longer distances ( Figure 5). In the light of the above, it can be expected that further subsidiaries of MAV Ltd. will be aimed to be sold to foreign investors. ...

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... Nevertheless, the freight share of rail transport in Europe is more or less discouraging (Table 1). This is often attributed to the differences in rail infrastructure in EU countries in terms of track conditions, gauge, signalling system, type of current and facilities, but also to other issues such as: road dominance, role of governments and politicians and customer orientation, market entry barriers and willingness to consider railways as a reliable partner in freight traffic (Ghijsen et al., 2007;Bulcsu, 2011;Laisi, 2011). In this paper we explore the developments of the transport sector, railways in particular, in North Germany. ...
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... However, the achievement of positive effects in any development requires careful analysis of the problems and barriers. Since the deregulation's progression worldwide (see for example, Laisi, 2011;Laisi et al., 2012;Szekely, 2011) railway freight markets' barriers to entry have grabbed researchers' interest. According to recent studies (Laisi, 2009;Ludvigsen and Osland, 2009;Mortimer et al., 2009;Mäkitalo, 2007;Szekely, 2009b) the main entry barriers in railway freight market are acquiring the rolling stock, needed investments and bureaucracy. ...
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The nature of SCM research is constantly evolving and must address a variety of concerns like poor service, large inventory levels, and friction among suppliers and manufacturers. Analytical databases and techniques in SCM are an important part of this research. Many researchers and practitioners have depended on secondary data, but given the dynamic nature of global competition, more recent and relevant data must be gathered. These efforts need to be geared to the development of properly managed supply chain relationships and corporate sustainability initiatives that ultimately promote broad-based sustainable development objectives for the good of people, plants, and profits (i.e., triple bottom-line).
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Järnvägar är stora kapitalintensiva system bestående av både elektriska och mekaniska delsystem, och följaktligen är dess drift och underhåll omfattande med många intressenter inblandade. Järnvägar och infrastrukturförvaltare utgörs av tekniska och organisatoriska nivåer, mao.: system-, delsystem- och komponentnivå, samt strategisk, taktisk och operativ nivå. Syftet med detta projekt är att ta fram en metod för att underlätta utveckling av system för att mäta och övervaka tillförlitlighet i järnvägar. Modellen ska integrera både tekniska och organisatoriska perspektiv, vertikalt såväl som lateralt. Detta omfattar åtskilliga mål, hundratals indikatorer och parametrar, datainsamling och aggregering av data. Arbetet som har genomförts är enligt följande: • Övergripande kartläggning av Trafikverkets drift och underhåll av järnvägar, genom intervjuer och litteraturstudie (Avsnitt 4.1). • Indikatorer och parametrar för mätning av tillförlitlighet inom järnvägar har kartlagts och jämförts med SS-EN 15341:2007, ’Nyckelprestations-indikatorer’, för att fungera som referens. Ungefär 120 indikatorer och parametrar har identifierats, varav 11 är likartade med nyckeltal i SS-EN 15341 (Avsnitt 4.2 och Bilaga A). • En åtgärds- och effektmodell har tagits fram för att underlätta utveckling och kontinuerlig förbättring av system för att mäta och övervaka tillförlitlighet i järnvägar. Modellen grundar sig på cykeln planera-genomföra-utvärdera-förbättra med betoning på huvudfaktorerna för strategisk planering. En fallstudie på Malmbanan, har gjorts för att verifiera och demonstrera metoden (Avsnitt 4.3). • Inom fallstudien utvecklades ett drift- och underhållsindex baserat på funktionsfel och tågförseningar med lika viktning (Avsnitt 4.3). • Index för drift och underhåll utvecklades vidare som en fortsättning på fallstudien för att även inkludera underhållstider, samt lika viktning, beroendeviktning och viktning från expertomdöme, mao. kvantitativ och kvalitative viktning (Avsnitt 4.4). • Inverkan av kallt klimat på funktionsavbrott i järnvägar har studerats i en annan fallstudie på Malmbanan och Kust-till-kust-banan (Avsnitt 4.5). • En programvara för tillförlitlighet, dvs. RAMS-analys (funktionssäkerhet, driftsäkerhet/ tillgänglighet, underhållsmässighet och säkerhet/underhållssäkerhet), för järnvägar har utvecklats för att demonstrera kostnadseffektiva analyser, datapresentation och simulering (Avsnitt 4.6 och Bilaga B). • Som en förstudie har underhållstid i spår mellan tåglägen simulerats med avseende på den faktiska tiden för underhåll som funktion av kapacitetsnyttjande, uppställnings-/uppröjningstid och erfordrad aktiv tid för reparation (Avsnitt 4.7). Nyckelord: järnvägar, tågförseningar, Malmbanan, drift och underhåll, tillförlitlighet, funktions-säkerhet, driftsäkerhet, tillgänglighet, underhållsmässighet, underhållssäkerhet, säkerhet