Freight Modalities (2): Rail
Rail is another form of land-based transportation. The United Kingdom and most European Union countries have extensive rail networks. In...
Rail Freight Procurement Categories
Track – labour (skilled, technical, engineering, and unskilled), signalling equipment, electrification management and support (possible but unlikely, since most of...
Rail Freight Supply and Procurement: Management and Logistical Implications
DB Schenker Rail provides locomotives and single wagon or block train carriage of freight. The division performs marshalling/train composition operations....
Characteristics of Quality in Rail Logistics Provision (2)
Variance In terms of pure logistical activities: restricting variance creates efficiencies that add value. Use of standard wagons, for example,...
Characteristics of Quality in Rail Logistics Provision (1)
Companies are keen to show their CSR credentials to customers and the public at large. To do so authentically, they...
Value and Quality in Rail Freight Logistics (2)
Value-Driving in Logistics For customers purchasing logistics services, value is created by the following capabilities: Accommodation of changes to freight...
Value and Quality in Rail Freight Logistics (1)
Value Chains as Value Systems According to Porter (1984), value depends on how the customer uses the product; value...
The Rail Freight Value-Driving Supply Chain
Supplier and supply chain management are means by which cost-reducing efficiencies can be obtained and profits thereby increased. DB customers...
Disaggregating Customer Value in Rail Freight Logistics
The following figure illustrates the four constitutive elements of value obtained by customers engaging with DB. Quality “Quality” is a...