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Transportation Services as Specific Logistics Projects for Oversized Cargo in Poland

In: Transport Development Challenges in the Twenty-First Century

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  • Iwona Pisz

    (Opole University)

  • Iwona Łapuńka

    (Opole University of Technology)

Abstract

Market observation demonstrates that the transportation-freight forwarding-logistics sector carries out diverse projects based on clients’ orders. The majority of those orders are unique and project related. Recently, the project approach to logistics has gained significance. Logistics project management is a relatively new area of knowledge about logistics and supply chains. The paper presents the essence and characteristics of transportation services as a specific logistics project. The authors characterize the transportation-freight forwarding-logistics sector, with particular focus on the sector of oversized cargo transportation. The demand for such services depends on the industry, energy, infrastructure development, investment projects in particular countries, as well as on economic policies. The paper identifies key factors that need to be taken under consideration when planning oversized cargo transportation services, i.e., specific characteristics, conditions, technology, tools, techniques, and methods, for example, a method of transportation service cost estimations. The proposed method uses fuzzy set theory. It can be implemented into the practice of transportation-freight forwarding-logistics enterprises, facilitating the modeling of uncertainties typical in such undertakings. A practical example of a transportation service is presented.

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  • Iwona Pisz & Iwona Łapuńka, 2016. "Transportation Services as Specific Logistics Projects for Oversized Cargo in Poland," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Monika Bąk (ed.), Transport Development Challenges in the Twenty-First Century, pages 139-160, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-319-26848-4_13
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-26848-4_13
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