RWTHedition
2008
Innovation in European Freight TransportationBasics, Methodology and Case Studies for the European MarketsAuthors:

• Eva Savelsberg
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ISBN: 978-3-540-77301-6 (Print) 978-3-540-77303-0  (Online)



Basics, Methodology and Case Studies for the European Markets

Series: RWTHedition

Savelsberg, Eva

2008, XII, 252 p. 105 illus., 5 in color.

ISBN 978-3-540-77303-0

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About this book

• A systematic approach to innovation in transport and logistics is given
•                                         The approach is illustrated by seven case studies, offering a broad and comprehensive up-to-date view concerning the European freight transportation as examples
•                                         Case studies demonstrate how implementations of innovations may be performed successfully in supply chains in transport and logistics
  

Serious problems and risks can be observed in European freight transportation development. However, the transport and logistics sector shows a lack of tradition in utilising systematic innovation management to overcome these problems. Hence, this volume puts forward a specific and comprehensive Systemic Migration-Oriented Innovation Management Method. Within the scope of this research, seven case studies of European freight transport innovations have been conducted using this method. They offer a broad, comprehensive and up-to-date view concerning different carriers, degrees of automation, and corridors across Europe. These case studies demonstrate how implementations of innovations may be performed successfully.

• Authors & Editors
  

For several years, Eva Savelsberg was head of a research group on large-scale logistics projects at the RWTH Aachen University in Germany. During this time, she also received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering (2002) and was subsequently awarded the title of "Privatdozent" at the same university in 2007.
Since 2006 she has been working for the Logistics Systems Division of INFORM GmbH in Aachen. Here she is presently involved in research and development on complex automated systems, specifically the automation of large container terminals.