Logistics Concept Development in Multi-Actor Environments

229 Pages·2012·4.16 MB·English

Logistics Concept Development in Multi-Actor
Environments
Aligning stakeholders for successful development of public/private
logistics systems by increased awareness of multi-actor objectives and
perceptions
Ron van Duin

Logistics Concept Development in Multi-Actor
Environments
Aligning stakeholders for successful development of public/private
logistics systems by increased awareness of multi-actor objectives and
perceptions
Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor
aan de Technische Universiteit Delft,
op gezag van de Rector Magnificus prof. ir. K.C.A.M. Luyben.
voorzitter van het College voor Promoties
in het openbaar te verdedigen op donderdag 23 oktober 2012 om 12.30 uur
door
Jan Hendrik Roelfinus Van Duin
Doctorandus in de (bedrijfs) econometrie
geboren te Rotterdam, Nederland
Dit proefschrift is goedgekeurd door de promotoren:
Prof. dr. ir. R.E.C.M. van der Heijden en
Prof. dr. ir. L.A. Tavasszy
Samenstelling promotiecommissie:
Rector Magnificus voorzitter
Prof. dr. ir. R.E.C.M. van der Heijden Technische Universiteit Delft, Promotor
Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
Prof. dr. ir. L.A. Tavasszy Technische Universiteit Delft, Promotor
Prof. dr. ir. A. Verbraeck Technische Universiteit Delft
Prof. ir. J. Rijsenbrij Technische Universiteit Delft
Prof. dr. H. Geerlings Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Prof. dr. C. Macharis Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Prof. dr. F. Witlox Universiteit Gent
Prof. dr. G.P. van Wee Technische Universiteit Delft, reservelid
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Preface
Wat we willen What we want
Momenten Moments
Van helderheid of brightness
Of beter nog: van grote Or even better of great
Klaarheid Clarity
Schaars zijn die momenten Scarce are these moments
En ook nog goed verborgen And well hidden
Zoeken heeft dus Searching makes
Nauwelijks zin, maar little sense,although
Vinden wel Finding does
(Martin Bril†)
The poem reflects well the romantic longing of writing a PhD. Obviously the author Martin
Bril did not have ‘writing a PhD’ in his mind when he wrote this poem, but nevertheless for
me it reflects well the internal motivation of a PhD-student. Once you have decided to start a
PhD the research issue has to be chosen. For me, as a boy born and raised in Rotterdam, it is
almost in my genes that it has something to do with logistics. Inspired by the (un)loading of
the large vessels in the Rotterdam harbour I must confess I still feel proud to be a
‘Rotterdammer’ when I watch the logistics activities in ‘our’ harbour.
Mark Twain said once ‘chance is the main inventor’. I was lucky to work for a period with
Mark van Twist as my roommate. ‘Myriapod’ Mark met ‘Myriapod’ Pieter Bots and they had
interesting stories about multi-actor-analysis. Inspired by their conversations I became aware
of the power relations, strategic behaviours, the power of metaphors, and hidden agendas.
This was an interesting new world for a simple econometrist as me, whose research world
relied mostly on self-made models. It was even more interesting for me when Pieter Bots
chose to formalise the actor analysis. After several sessions and discussions the DANA
(Dynamic Actor Network Analysis) –tool was developed and this inspired my interest in
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multi-actor situations. Therefore I thank Mark and Pieter for their inspiration and the good
discussions we had.
As master thesis supervisor I was able to coach students on a couple of projects which were
helpful to work out some of my ideas. Therefore I want to thank especially my students Johan
Kneyber, Dennis Kuiper, Jouke Dessens, Mels van der Voet, Bin Wang and Alexander
Kloppers. It was nice working together and I noticed the same enthusiasm for research.
For their critical reading and thinking I must thank my co-authors (and many times became
close friends) Eiichi Taniguchi, Hans Quak, Jesús Muñuzuri, Harry Geerlings, Lori Tavasszy
and Bert van Wee. The writing-process with you provided a good synergetic quality for the
articles.
Of course, many more colleagues should be credited as they have contributed to a pleasant
and inspiring working atmosphere, not forgetting the laughs. Some of these inspiring
colleagues are Maarten Kroesen, Nilesh Anand, JanAnne Annema, Caspar Chorus, Marcel
Ludema, Eric Molin, Vincent Marchau, John Baggen, Jan-Willem van der Pas, Bart
Wiegmans, Ekki Kreutzberger, and Marisa de Brito.
Special thanks go to Akos Wetters, Bert van Wee, Lori Tavasszy, and our Dean Theo Toonen
for their effort to support me by organising a lecturinging-free period in which I was able to
concentrate fully on finishing my dissertation despite the severe budget cuts at our faculty. To
Rachel Heap who corrected my summary and chapters 1, 7 and 8 into proper English. To
Conchita van der Stelt who supported me with the book format. To Lori, my promoter, you
were able to structure my thoughts and smoothly streamline my writing. Symbolically you
were Polonius in Shakespeare’s Hamlet ‘there is a method in the madness’.
To Rob, my promoter, I must confess that I should have been listening more to Nietzsche:
‘One repays a teacher badly if one always remains but a pupil’. A long time ago I started
with the idea of writing a dissertation. I thank you for your unending patience and the
confidence you showed in my ability to finish it. Most of all I thank you for understanding
that there are sometimes incidents in a personal life which are much more important than
writing a PhD.
Therefore I end this preface with by thanking the most important people in my life. My
children Lara, Rik, Luuk and Tim for claiming the computer and being socially abandoned at
moments when they wanted to chat with their friends or to play games with their friends. My
parents Co and Ali, my sister Corinne and many close friends to whom I have had to explain
many times why the progress of my dissertation was lagging behind or had stalled
completely. Last but not least my wife Marjolein, who always gave me wise advice to focus
on one goal instead of being tempted by other challenges, to remain more selfish and just to
focus on finishing my dissertation. As the Dalai Lama says: ‘Devotion is the essence of the
path’.
Finally, I dedicate this thesis to two important people in my life who passed away far too
young: Nelleke Huijsdens, the mother of my children, who was the first one who supported
me in beginning with a PhD and Gerard Kuypers, a close college friend who introduced me
into the scientific philosophical world and gave me scientific inspiration during long nights
which lasted until the sun rose.
Ron van Duin
Millingen a/d Rijn, June 2012
Contents
Preface i
Contents iii(cid:3)
1(cid:3) Logistics on the move 1(cid:3)
1.1(cid:3) Introduction ................................................................................................. 1(cid:3)
1.2(cid:3) The evolution of logistics systems thinking: public & private concerns ....... 4(cid:3)
1.3(cid:3) Towards a multi-stakeholders oriented concept design .............................. 12(cid:3)
1.4(cid:3) Research questions .................................................................................... 16(cid:3)
1.5(cid:3) Research approach .................................................................................... 18(cid:3)
1.6(cid:3) Research outline ........................................................................................ 21(cid:3)
1.7(cid:3) Research contents ...................................................................................... 24(cid:3)
References .......................................................................................................... 26(cid:3)
2(cid:3) Real time simulation of auctioning and re-scheduling processes in hybrid
freight markets 33(cid:3)
2.1(cid:3) Introduction ............................................................................................... 34(cid:3)
2.2(cid:3) The freight contract system ....................................................................... 35(cid:3)
2.3(cid:3) Experimental setting to evaluate the matching system ............................... 39(cid:3)
2.3.1(cid:3)Performance indicators ..................................................................... 43(cid:3)
2.3.2(cid:3)Behaviour scenarios in the simulations ............................................. 44(cid:3)
2.4(cid:3) Results of the experiments ......................................................................... 45(cid:3)
2.4.1(cid:3)Carriers ............................................................................................ 45(cid:3)
2.4.2(cid:3)Shippers ........................................................................................... 50(cid:3)
2.4.3(cid:3)Society ............................................................................................. 50(cid:3)
2.5(cid:3) Conclusions ............................................................................................... 50(cid:3)
References .......................................................................................................... 51(cid:3)
3(cid:3) Estimating CO -Footprints of container terminal port-operations 55(cid:3)
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3.1(cid:3) Introduction ............................................................................................... 56(cid:3)
3.2(cid:3) Literature overview ................................................................................... 57(cid:3)
3.3(cid:3) The model ................................................................................................. 59(cid:3)
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3.3.1(cid:3)Input variables .................................................................................. 59(cid:3)
3.3.2(cid:3)Formalisation ................................................................................... 62(cid:3)
3.4(cid:3) Application of the model ........................................................................... 63(cid:3)
3.4.1(cid:3)Case of the Delta terminal ................................................................ 64(cid:3)
3.4.2(cid:3)Application of the model to all terminals .......................................... 66(cid:3)
3.5(cid:3) Conclusions ............................................................................................... 69(cid:3)
References .......................................................................................................... 70(cid:3)
4(cid:3) Towards governance on noise between municipality and terminal operator
by the use of simulation modelling 73(cid:3)
4.1(cid:3) Container barge transport in urban sceneries .............................................. 74(cid:3)
4.2(cid:3) Towards a conceptual model of a barge terminal ....................................... 76(cid:3)
4.2.1(cid:3)Literature review on intermodal (barge) transport ............................. 76(cid:3)
4.2.2(cid:3)Conceptualization of the barge terminal ........................................... 78(cid:3)
4.3(cid:3) Simulation model of the terminal ............................................................... 79(cid:3)
4.3.1(cid:3)Description of the simulation model ................................................. 79(cid:3)
4.3.2(cid:3)Validation ........................................................................................ 85(cid:3)
4.4(cid:3) Environmental noise constraints ................................................................ 88(cid:3)
4.5(cid:3) New terminal experiments ......................................................................... 89(cid:3)
4.5.1(cid:3)Logistics performances..................................................................... 90(cid:3)
4.5.2(cid:3)Noise ................................................................................................ 91(cid:3)
4.6(cid:3) Conclusions ............................................................................................... 93(cid:3)
Acknowledgement .............................................................................................. 94(cid:3)
References .......................................................................................................... 94(cid:3)
5(cid:3) New challenges for urban consolidation centres: the case of The Hague 99(cid:3)
5.1(cid:3) Introduction ............................................................................................. 100(cid:3)
5.2(cid:3) Evaluation of European urban consolidation centres ................................ 101(cid:3)
5.2.1(cid:3)Leiden, The Netherlands ................................................................ 101(cid:3)
5.2.2(cid:3)Nijmegen, The Netherlands ............................................................ 102(cid:3)
5.2.3(cid:3)Bristol, UK ..................................................................................... 103(cid:3)
5.2.4(cid:3)Kassel, Germany ............................................................................ 103(cid:3)
5.2.5(cid:3)La Rochelle, France ....................................................................... 103(cid:3)
5.2.6(cid:3)Malaga, Spain ................................................................................ 104(cid:3)
5.2.7(cid:3)Important success and failure factors identified relevant for
The Hague ...................................................................................... 104(cid:3)
5.3(cid:3) Feasibility of UCC in The Hague ............................................................ 105(cid:3)
5.3.1(cid:3)Technical feasibility ....................................................................... 105(cid:3)
5.3.2(cid:3)Commercial feasibility ................................................................... 107(cid:3)
5.3.3(cid:3)Political feasibility ......................................................................... 110(cid:3)
5.4(cid:3) Conclusions ............................................................................................. 110(cid:3)
References ........................................................................................................ 111(cid:3)
6(cid:3) Globalization and intermodal transportation: Modelling terminal locations
using a three-spatial scales framework 115(cid:3)
6.1(cid:3) Introduction ............................................................................................. 117(cid:3)
6.2(cid:3) Policies for Intermodal transportation ...................................................... 118(cid:3)
6.2.1(cid:3)Intermodal Transportation .............................................................. 119(cid:3)
6.2.2(cid:3)The European Level ....................................................................... 119(cid:3)
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6.2.3(cid:3)The National Level (Dutch) ............................................................ 121(cid:3)
6.2.4(cid:3)The Regional Level ........................................................................ 123(cid:3)
6.2.5(cid:3)The Operational Level .................................................................... 123(cid:3)
6.2.6(cid:3)Overview of actors’ factors ............................................................ 123(cid:3)
6.3(cid:3) Modelling Intermodal Networks .............................................................. 124(cid:3)
6.3.1(cid:3)The Linear Programming model ..................................................... 125(cid:3)
6.3.2(cid:3)Detailed Cost Model ...................................................................... 128(cid:3)
6.3.3(cid:3)Simulation Model for terminal operations ...................................... 131(cid:3)
6.3.4(cid:3)Models review ................................................................................ 132(cid:3)
6.4(cid:3) Conclusions ............................................................................................. 132(cid:3)
References ........................................................................................................ 133(cid:3)
7(cid:3) Synthesis, research findings and methodology 137(cid:3)
7.1(cid:3) Introduction ............................................................................................. 137(cid:3)
7.2(cid:3) Case 1: Auctioning as a concept for bundling .......................................... 139(cid:3)
7.3(cid:3) Case 2: Estimating the CO -Footprints of container terminal port-
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operations ................................................................................................ 142(cid:3)
7.4(cid:3) Case 3: A new barge terminal in a residential area; using simulation
modelling to support governance of noise ................................................ 144(cid:3)
7.5(cid:3) Case 4: New challenges for urban consolidation centres (UCC):
a case study in The Hague ....................................................................... 147(cid:3)
7.6(cid:3) Case 5: Globalization and Intermodal transportation: Modelling terminal
locations using a three-spatial scales framework ...................................... 151(cid:3)
7.7(cid:3) Research findings .................................................................................... 155(cid:3)
7.8(cid:3) Towards a convergent design approach ................................................... 158(cid:3)
7.9(cid:3) Analytic generalization of the approach ................................................... 165(cid:3)
7.10(cid:3) Conclusion .............................................................................................. 166(cid:3)
References ........................................................................................................ 167(cid:3)
8(cid:3) Conclusions & recommendations 173(cid:3)
8.1(cid:3) Introduction ............................................................................................. 173(cid:3)
8.2(cid:3) Conclusions ............................................................................................. 173(cid:3)
8.3(cid:3) Reflection and recommendations ............................................................. 177(cid:3)
8.4(cid:3) References ............................................................................................... 179(cid:3)
9(cid:3) Epilogue 183(cid:3)
References ........................................................................................................ 184(cid:3)
Summary 186(cid:3)
Samenvatting 198(cid:3)
About the author 212(cid:3)
List of Abbreviations 213(cid:3)
Appendix A – Summary detailed case description 214(cid:3)
TRAIL Thesis Series 218(cid:3)