Benchmarking intermodal freight transport / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freight and freightage.

Benchmarking (Management).

Physical Description:

146 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

[Paris] : OECD, [2002]

Summary:

What is efficient intermodal freight transport? How are best practices to be found? What measures are being developed in OECD countries for assessing the relative efficiency of modes and modal combinations? What opportunities exist to improve complex intermodal transport chains? How are such opportunities identified and assessed? Today's highly competitive global market calls for intermodal transport systems that meet industry's expectations in efficiency and reliability as well as government's sustainability expectations.

Contents:

Chapter 2. Issues in Benchmarking 21

Chapter 3. Benchmarks to Assess the Performance of the Transport Chain 29

Chapter 4. Development of Benchmarking Methods for Comparisons of the Relative Efficiency of Modes 43

Annex 1. Intermodal Freight Transportation Advisory Group 75

Annex 3. Performance Indicators in Canada 79

Annex 4. Performance Indicators in the Czech Republic 91

Annex 5. Transport in Central and Eastern European Countries 103

Annex 6. Performance Indicators in Finland 107

Annex 7. Performance Indicators in Japan 123

Annex 8. Performance Indicators in the Netherlands 127

Annex 9. Performance Indicators in the United Kingdom 133.

Notes:

Published in French under the title: Transport intermodal de marchandises : une évaluationn comparative.

ISBN:

9264197427

OCLC:

49765545