New conditions for optimized freight transport solutions

Purpose and goal:

This project intends to explore the new conditions for optimized freight transport solutions by studying the interaction between open and closed systems within the transport industry to increase the understanding of business conditions for efficient freight transport. This involves questions both how different variants of the transport mission problem can be formulated or should be modelled, and when solutions require context-based qualitative answers.

Expected results and effects:

Transportation has today begun to be seen as a service instead of a product: "Transport as a Service" (TaaS) and at the same time there is development towards the electrification of the truck fleet. For TaaS to be sustainable, the vehicle fleet and its tasks must be managed effectively. The context will differ between customers, logistics partners involved and the type of goods.

Expected results are business models for TaaS and future transport with efficient resource utilization. A minimum of stationary vehicles and maximum capacity utilization are examples of good efficiency. Approach and implementation: A large part of the work in the project is expected to be carried out by two industrial doctoral students.

A project group, consisting of the doctoral students, their supervisors, and specialists at the company, meets 3-4 times a year to be updated on the project´s progress and to discuss both specific research questions and general continued directions. Scientific publications become an important part of presenting results.

The time frame is 2023-2026.