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Integrating intermodal transport with logistics: a case study of the UK retail sector

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Retail traffic is one of the main drivers for the growth of intermodal transport services in the UK. This paper examines the key factors underpinning this modal shift in order to learn lessons for other market and geographical contexts. Since successful retail intermodal logistics involves many actors, this paper is based on semi-structured interviews with major UK retailers, third-party logistics providers (3PLs) and rail operators, supplemented by document analysis. The qualitative data are analysed via a conceptual framework derived from the literature. Despite past successes and the presence of drivers for future growth, the paper identifies many operational issues without current solutions and the presence of ongoing public subsidy. The major conclusion is that the importance of 3PLs, aggregation and multi-user platforms must be recognised by transport planners in supporting the use of intermodal transport by retailers and other large shippers.

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  • Jason Monios, 2015. "Integrating intermodal transport with logistics: a case study of the UK retail sector," Transportation Planning and Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(3), pages 347-374, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:transp:v:38:y:2015:i:3:p:347-374
    DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2015.1008798
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    1. Chao Yin & Mingyu Zhang & Yihua Zhang & Wenbing Wu, 2020. "RETRACTED ARTICLE: Business service network node optimization and resource integration based on the construction of logistics information systems," Information Systems and e-Business Management, Springer, vol. 18(4), pages 723-746, December.
    2. Gajšek Brigita & Kovač Jure & Hazen Benjamin T., 2018. "An Organizational Framework for Logistic Platform and its Subtypes in a Search for More Logistically Attractive Regions," Organizacija, Sciendo, vol. 51(1), pages 20-34, February.
    3. Monios, Jason & Bergqvist, Rickard & Woxenius, Johan, 2018. "Port-centric cities: The role of freight distribution in defining the port-city relationship," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 66(C), pages 53-64.
    4. Kumar, Aalok & Anbanandam, Ramesh, 2020. "Evaluating the interrelationships among inhibitors to intermodal railroad freight transport in emerging economies: A multi-stakeholder perspective," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 132(C), pages 559-581.
    5. Hamed Nozari & Esmaeil Najafi & Mohammad Fallah & Farhad Hosseinzadeh Lotfi, 2019. "Quantitative Analysis of Key Performance Indicators of Green Supply Chain in FMCG Industries Using Non-Linear Fuzzy Method," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 7(11), pages 1-19, October.
    6. Monios, Jason & Bergqvist, Rickard, 2019. "The transport geography of electric and autonomous vehicles in road freight networks," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 80(C).

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