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According to recent studies, the key obstacles for the low acceptance of rail transport by logistics service providers refer mainly to uneasy conditions for network access. These obstacles relate particularly to interface processes and physical movements. Hence, ground breaking supply chain specific business innovations including new solutions in rail logistics are required in order to win more users for a significant shift towards using rail for transport. This paper reports about a concept with which one can cope with the significant increase of seaport hinterland transport in Germany by using the rail. At present, German hinterland transports by rail are organized as direct transports between seaport terminals and more than 140 inland terminals. Their performances and expansion limitations are similar to any non-network transport service structure. For planning new infrastructures, a new innovative supply chain approach is suggested, incl. the development of an innovative regional rail distribution transport network with innovative access designs. This approach will support a significant shift to rail transport at short distances in hinterland regions.
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Unseld, H.G., Kotzab, H. (2015). Innovations for Accessing Rail Transport Networks. In: Dethloff, J., Haasis, HD., Kopfer, H., Kotzab, H., Schönberger, J. (eds) Logistics Management. Lecture Notes in Logistics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13177-1_20
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