Customer-driven Rail Intermodal Logistics : Unlocking a New Source of Value for China
Rail intermodal logistics, the movement of containerized cargo from origin to destination where a portion of the journey takes place on rail, have gained significance in North America over the past 10 to 15 years based on cost and operational effic...
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ACCIDENTS BARRIERS TO ENTRY BERTH CAPACITY EXPANSION CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAR CARGO OWNERS CARRIAGE CARRIERS CARS COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMON CARRIERS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CONGESTION CONGESTION ON HIGHWAYS CONTAINER DEPOTS CONTAINER SHIPPING CONTAINER TERMINAL CONTAINER TERMINAL OPERATORS CONTAINERIZED CARGO CONTAINERS CUSTOMER RESPONSIVENESS CUSTOMER SERVICE CUSTOMER WELFARE DEREGULATION DIESEL DRAYAGE DRIVER TRAINING DRIVERS ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRIFIED RAILWAY LINES EMISSIONS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EXPRESSWAYS FLEETS FREIGHT FREIGHT ACTIVITY FREIGHT FLOWS FREIGHT FORWARDERS FREIGHT MOBILITY FREIGHT MODAL FREIGHT RAIL FREIGHT SHIPPERS FREIGHT TARIFFS FREIGHT TON FREIGHT TRAFFIC FREIGHT TRANSPORT FREIGHT TRANSPORT DEMAND FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION GREENHOUSE GASES GROWTH IN TRAFFIC GROWTH MODEL HANDLING HIGH SPEED RAIL HIGH-SPEED RAIL HIGHWAY HIGHWAY CONGESTION HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE HIGHWAY TOLLS HIGHWAYS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION INTERMODAL TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INVENTORY JOINT VENTURE JOINT VENTURES JOURNEY LOGISTICS COSTS LOGISTICS SERVICES LONG DISTANCE MANUFACTURING MARKET SEGMENTATION MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT NATIONAL RAILWAY OUTSOURCING PEAK PERIODS PORT TERMINALS PORTS POWER PRICE REGULATION RAIL RAIL ACCESS RAIL ACT RAIL CAPACITY RAIL CARRIERS RAIL FREIGHT RAIL INVESTMENTS RAIL MARKETS RAIL NETWORK RAIL SECTOR RAIL SERVICES RAIL SPACE RAIL TRACKS RAIL TRANSPORT RAIL TRANSPORT SECTOR RAIL TRANSPORTATION RAILROAD RAILROADS RAILWAY RAILWAY CORPORATION RAILWAY LINES RAILWAY OPERATOR RAILWAY PRICING RAILWAY SECTOR RAILWAYS RATE REGULATION RETAIL CUSTOMERS RETAIL SALES ROAD ROAD CONGESTION ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROADWAY ROADWAY CONGESTION ROUTES SAFETY SAFETY REGULATIONS SERVICE LEVELS SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS SHIPMENTS SHIPPERS SHIPPING COMPANIES SHIPPING LINES STRADDLE CARRIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SUPPLY CHAINS TAX TERMINAL OPERATORS TRACK TRAINS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITY TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT DEMAND TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT RESEARCH TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT STATISTICS TRANSPORTATION ACTIVITY TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TRIPS TRUCK TRANSPORT TRUCKING COMPANIES TRUCKS TRUE VEHICLE VESSELS WAREHOUSES |
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ACCIDENTS BARRIERS TO ENTRY BERTH CAPACITY EXPANSION CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAR CARGO OWNERS CARRIAGE CARRIERS CARS COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMON CARRIERS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CONGESTION CONGESTION ON HIGHWAYS CONTAINER DEPOTS CONTAINER SHIPPING CONTAINER TERMINAL CONTAINER TERMINAL OPERATORS CONTAINERIZED CARGO CONTAINERS CUSTOMER RESPONSIVENESS CUSTOMER SERVICE CUSTOMER WELFARE DEREGULATION DIESEL DRAYAGE DRIVER TRAINING DRIVERS ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRIFIED RAILWAY LINES EMISSIONS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EXPRESSWAYS FLEETS FREIGHT FREIGHT ACTIVITY FREIGHT FLOWS FREIGHT FORWARDERS FREIGHT MOBILITY FREIGHT MODAL FREIGHT RAIL FREIGHT SHIPPERS FREIGHT TARIFFS FREIGHT TON FREIGHT TRAFFIC FREIGHT TRANSPORT FREIGHT TRANSPORT DEMAND FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION GREENHOUSE GASES GROWTH IN TRAFFIC GROWTH MODEL HANDLING HIGH SPEED RAIL HIGH-SPEED RAIL HIGHWAY HIGHWAY CONGESTION HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE HIGHWAY TOLLS HIGHWAYS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION INTERMODAL TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INVENTORY JOINT VENTURE JOINT VENTURES JOURNEY LOGISTICS COSTS LOGISTICS SERVICES LONG DISTANCE MANUFACTURING MARKET SEGMENTATION MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT NATIONAL RAILWAY OUTSOURCING PEAK PERIODS PORT TERMINALS PORTS POWER PRICE REGULATION RAIL RAIL ACCESS RAIL ACT RAIL CAPACITY RAIL CARRIERS RAIL FREIGHT RAIL INVESTMENTS RAIL MARKETS RAIL NETWORK RAIL SECTOR RAIL SERVICES RAIL SPACE RAIL TRACKS RAIL TRANSPORT RAIL TRANSPORT SECTOR RAIL TRANSPORTATION RAILROAD RAILROADS RAILWAY RAILWAY CORPORATION RAILWAY LINES RAILWAY OPERATOR RAILWAY PRICING RAILWAY SECTOR RAILWAYS RATE REGULATION RETAIL CUSTOMERS RETAIL SALES ROAD ROAD CONGESTION ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROADWAY ROADWAY CONGESTION ROUTES SAFETY SAFETY REGULATIONS SERVICE LEVELS SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS SHIPMENTS SHIPPERS SHIPPING COMPANIES SHIPPING LINES STRADDLE CARRIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SUPPLY CHAINS TAX TERMINAL OPERATORS TRACK TRAINS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITY TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT DEMAND TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT RESEARCH TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT STATISTICS TRANSPORTATION ACTIVITY TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TRIPS TRUCK TRANSPORT TRUCKING COMPANIES TRUCKS TRUE VEHICLE VESSELS WAREHOUSES Blancas, Luis C. Ollivier, Gerald Bullock, Richard Customer-driven Rail Intermodal Logistics : Unlocking a New Source of Value for China |
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East Asia and Pacific China |
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China transport topics;no. 12 |
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Rail intermodal logistics, the movement
of containerized cargo from origin to destination where a
portion of the journey takes place on rail, have gained
significance in North America over the past 10 to 15 years
based on cost and operational efficiency. In China, however,
the story has thus far been different. Considering the
length-of-haul and commodity characteristics of China s
manufacturing sector, the country has a persistently low
incidence of rail intermodal participation in domestic and
international supply chains. We find that the binding
constraints behind the low incidence of rail intermodal
services in China are most likely to be found on the supply
side, not the demand side of the equation. Specifically, the
regulatory and institutional environment, which regulate
freight tariffs and provides little or no flexibility for
China Railway Corporation (CRC) to tailor services to
customer needs, is at the root of this challenge. This note
outlines the success of railways in North America in (a)
tailoring rail intermodal service offerings based on
customer needs and willingness to pay; and (b) collaborating
with other logistics service providers so as to concentrate
on their core (rail transportation) competency, while
leaving other segments of the end-to-end intermodal supply
chain to those most efficient in those segments. The current
policy and economic environment facing CRC seems favorable
to pursuing reforms towards adopting similar practices. |
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Working Paper |
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Blancas, Luis C. Ollivier, Gerald Bullock, Richard |
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Blancas, Luis C. Ollivier, Gerald Bullock, Richard |
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Blancas, Luis C. |
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Customer-driven Rail Intermodal Logistics : Unlocking a New Source of Value for China |
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Customer-driven Rail Intermodal Logistics : Unlocking a New Source of Value for China |
| title_full |
Customer-driven Rail Intermodal Logistics : Unlocking a New Source of Value for China |
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Customer-driven Rail Intermodal Logistics : Unlocking a New Source of Value for China |
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Customer-driven Rail Intermodal Logistics : Unlocking a New Source of Value for China |
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customer-driven rail intermodal logistics : unlocking a new source of value for china |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/03/24161031/customer-driven-rail-intermodal-logistics-unlocking-new-source-value-china http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21677 |
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okr-10986-216772021-04-23T14:04:04Z Customer-driven Rail Intermodal Logistics : Unlocking a New Source of Value for China Blancas, Luis C. Ollivier, Gerald Bullock, Richard ACCIDENTS BARRIERS TO ENTRY BERTH CAPACITY EXPANSION CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAR CARGO OWNERS CARRIAGE CARRIERS CARS COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMON CARRIERS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CONGESTION CONGESTION ON HIGHWAYS CONTAINER DEPOTS CONTAINER SHIPPING CONTAINER TERMINAL CONTAINER TERMINAL OPERATORS CONTAINERIZED CARGO CONTAINERS CUSTOMER RESPONSIVENESS CUSTOMER SERVICE CUSTOMER WELFARE DEREGULATION DIESEL DRAYAGE DRIVER TRAINING DRIVERS ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRIFIED RAILWAY LINES EMISSIONS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EXPRESSWAYS FLEETS FREIGHT FREIGHT ACTIVITY FREIGHT FLOWS FREIGHT FORWARDERS FREIGHT MOBILITY FREIGHT MODAL FREIGHT RAIL FREIGHT SHIPPERS FREIGHT TARIFFS FREIGHT TON FREIGHT TRAFFIC FREIGHT TRANSPORT FREIGHT TRANSPORT DEMAND FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION GREENHOUSE GASES GROWTH IN TRAFFIC GROWTH MODEL HANDLING HIGH SPEED RAIL HIGH-SPEED RAIL HIGHWAY HIGHWAY CONGESTION HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE HIGHWAY TOLLS HIGHWAYS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION INTERMODAL TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INVENTORY JOINT VENTURE JOINT VENTURES JOURNEY LOGISTICS COSTS LOGISTICS SERVICES LONG DISTANCE MANUFACTURING MARKET SEGMENTATION MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT NATIONAL RAILWAY OUTSOURCING PEAK PERIODS PORT TERMINALS PORTS POWER PRICE REGULATION RAIL RAIL ACCESS RAIL ACT RAIL CAPACITY RAIL CARRIERS RAIL FREIGHT RAIL INVESTMENTS RAIL MARKETS RAIL NETWORK RAIL SECTOR RAIL SERVICES RAIL SPACE RAIL TRACKS RAIL TRANSPORT RAIL TRANSPORT SECTOR RAIL TRANSPORTATION RAILROAD RAILROADS RAILWAY RAILWAY CORPORATION RAILWAY LINES RAILWAY OPERATOR RAILWAY PRICING RAILWAY SECTOR RAILWAYS RATE REGULATION RETAIL CUSTOMERS RETAIL SALES ROAD ROAD CONGESTION ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROADWAY ROADWAY CONGESTION ROUTES SAFETY SAFETY REGULATIONS SERVICE LEVELS SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS SHIPMENTS SHIPPERS SHIPPING COMPANIES SHIPPING LINES STRADDLE CARRIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SUPPLY CHAINS TAX TERMINAL OPERATORS TRACK TRAINS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITY TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT DEMAND TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT RESEARCH TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT STATISTICS TRANSPORTATION ACTIVITY TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TRIPS TRUCK TRANSPORT TRUCKING COMPANIES TRUCKS TRUE VEHICLE VESSELS WAREHOUSES Rail intermodal logistics, the movement of containerized cargo from origin to destination where a portion of the journey takes place on rail, have gained significance in North America over the past 10 to 15 years based on cost and operational efficiency. In China, however, the story has thus far been different. Considering the length-of-haul and commodity characteristics of China s manufacturing sector, the country has a persistently low incidence of rail intermodal participation in domestic and international supply chains. We find that the binding constraints behind the low incidence of rail intermodal services in China are most likely to be found on the supply side, not the demand side of the equation. Specifically, the regulatory and institutional environment, which regulate freight tariffs and provides little or no flexibility for China Railway Corporation (CRC) to tailor services to customer needs, is at the root of this challenge. This note outlines the success of railways in North America in (a) tailoring rail intermodal service offerings based on customer needs and willingness to pay; and (b) collaborating with other logistics service providers so as to concentrate on their core (rail transportation) competency, while leaving other segments of the end-to-end intermodal supply chain to those most efficient in those segments. The current policy and economic environment facing CRC seems favorable to pursuing reforms towards adopting similar practices. 2015-04-02T19:39:40Z 2015-04-02T19:39:40Z 2015-03 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/03/24161031/customer-driven-rail-intermodal-logistics-unlocking-new-source-value-china http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21677 English en_US China transport topics;no. 12 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper East Asia and Pacific China |