Sökning: "Freight Rates"

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  1. 1. Circular Transformation of the American Wood Packaging Industry

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Författare :Shane Yuhasse; [2023]
    Nyckelord :circular economy; packaging; producer responsibility; wood; waste; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Introduction: Wood packaging consumes over twenty percent of industrial timber harvests in the United States. Organised reuse of wood packaging can reduce timber consumption but is not widely practised. LÄS MER

  3. 2. A time series analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on container shipping freight rates: An application to the Asia-Europe trade route

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Författare :Chen Yuchun; Zhou Shiyu; [2022-08-03]
    Nyckelord :Container shipping; Freight rates; COVID-19; Oil prices; Stock market prices; Time series model; GARCH;

    Sammanfattning : The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic caused a sudden disruption to the shipping industry. However, for container shipping, freight rates have reached record highs during the pandemic. Shipping companies realise that understanding the impact of exogenous shocks on freight rate fluctuations to forecast freight rates is critical. LÄS MER

  4. 3. A comparison of rail and sea freight from Europe to Asia

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Författare :Jackie Berg; Louise Pettersson; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Sea freight; Rail freight; Transportation mode selection; Asia; Transportation; Technology and Engineering;

    Sammanfattning : Title: A comparison of rail and sea freight from Europe to Asia Authors: Jackie Berg & Louise Pettersson Supervisors: Jan Olhager, Department of Industrial Management and Logistics, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University Malin Gejde, Shipping Manager, Tetra Pak AB Background: Transportation mode selection has become a more strategic part of a well-functioning supply chain as globalization, environmental concerns, and security requirements have become more important. Currently, sea freight is the most used transportation mode for Tetra Pak when transporting goods between Europe and Asia. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Creating Value from Last Mile Deliveries to First Mile Recycling : A Case Study of an Urban Consolidation Center

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Författare :GUSTAV WESTERLUND; DARIN BABAN; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Urban consolidation center; Urbanization; Urban waste management; Urban freight delivery; Business models; Value creation; Value proposition; Value capture; Urban samlastningscentral; Urbanisering; Urban sophantering; Urbana varuleveranser; Affärsmodeller; Värdeskapande; Värdeerbjudande; Värdefångst;

    Sammanfattning : This study is a part of the HITS-project at the Integrated Transport Research Lab at KTH. The demand for urban freight transportation has continued to grow during the last decades due to increased urbanization. Road-based freight transport contributes to air pollution, traffic congestion and noise pollution. LÄS MER

  7. 5. E-handelsföretags utmaningar inom logistikhantering : En kvalitativ studie om hur en ökad miljömedvetenhet och krav på korta leveranstider sätter press på e-handelsföretags logistikhantering

    Magister-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Författare :Eric Adolfsson; Marius Sandberg; [2020]
    Nyckelord :E-commerce; delivery time; environmentally sustainable transports; freight transport; warehousing; information systems; logistics; logistics system.; E-handel; leveranstid; miljömässigt hållbara transporter; godstransporter; lagerverksamhet; informationssystem; logistik; logistikhantering.;

    Sammanfattning : Bakgrund: Det miljömässiga hållbarhetstänket är en drivande faktor inom logistikutvecklingen i samband med de påtryckningarna från både samhället och dess konsumenter. Den kraftiga tillväxten inom e-handeln har satt e-handlare i en svår situation då kraven på korta leveranstider påverkar deras arbete med att även arbeta mer miljömässigt hållbart. LÄS MER