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Authors: Dr. Shih-Lung Shaw and Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue Geographic Information Systems for Transportation (GIS-T) refer to the principles and applications of geographic information technologies to transportation problems. 1. GIS in Transportation In a broad sense, a geographic information system (GIS) is an information system specializing in the input, management, analysis,

Three operational conditions (processes) are fundamental in a cold chain:

A cold chain can functionally be considered as the close interaction between three technologies: Operational conditions within the cold chain must be consistent so that the processes of load and transport integrity of the shipments are maintained.

Authors: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue and Dr. Theo Notteboom The cold chain involves the transportation of temperature-sensitive products along a supply chain through thermal and refrigerated packaging methods and the logistical planning to protect the integrity of these shipments. 1. The Cold Chain While globalization has made the relative distance between

Author: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue In addition to providing a conceptual background to the analysis of the mobility of passengers and freight, transport geography is an applied science relying on quantitative and qualitative methods. 1. Transportation and Methodologies Transportation is not a science but a field of inquiry and application. Two

Source: adapted from Böge, S. (1995) “The well-travelled yogurt pot: lessons for new freight transport policies and regional production”, World Transport Policy & Practice, Vol. 1, pp. 7-11. One dimension of green logistics concerns food supply chains and the growing awareness that supplying food products to consumers concerns large distances.

While costs have always been an essential driver of supply chain management strategies, the negative energy and environmental footprint of many supply chains has been a strong incentive to improve what is known as green supply chain management. Since logistics are related to all the activities involved in making goods

Authors: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dr. Brian Slack and Dr. Claude Comtois Green logistics relates to supply chain management practices and strategies that reduce its environmental and energy footprint. It focuses on material handling, waste management, packaging, and transport. 1. Greenness and Logistics Most considerations in sustainable transportation focus on passengers,

Source: adapted from Manuj, I. and J.T. Mentzer, (2008) “Global supply chain risk management strategies”, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 192-223. World Economic Forum (2012) New Models for Addressing Supply Chain and Transport Risk. The complexity of supply chains requires assessing the

Author: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue Transportation systems are complex assets that are under a governance structure and managed accordingly. 1. Transportation Governance Transportation systems and their supporting infrastructures have become so complex in terms of management and scale of operation that governance models need to be revised. The main circumstances under