Railway transport and its role in the supply chains: overview, concerns, and future direction

Kamran Gholamizadeh; Esmaeil Zarei; Mohammad Yazdi

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-19884-7_95

Railway transport and its role in the supply chains: overview, concerns, and future direction

Kamran Gholamizadeh^*, Esmaeil Zarei, Mohammad Yazdi

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School of Engineering

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Supply chain development has globally increased the importance of rail transport systems. This importance is mainly attributed to high speed, safety, reliability, lower cost, and being eco-friendly compared to road transportation. This chapter examines the overview of the rail freight network, its role in the supply chain, scientific literature, and current concerns. Rail network concerns are investigated considering six essential elements: environment, cost, optimization, operation, planning, and safety and resilience. Furthermore, a comprehensive causality network is developed to manage the railway network effectively. Finally, future directions, opportunities, and challenges in this domain are presented.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Palgrave handbook of supply chain management
Editors	Joseph Sarkis
Place of Publication	Cham, Switzerland
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	769-796
Number of pages	28
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031198847
ISBN (Print)	9783030898229
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19884-7_95
Publication status	Published - 2024

Keywords

Optimization
Rail freight transport
Railway transportation
Safety
Security
Supply chain

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Railway transport and its role in the supply chains: overview, concerns, and future direction. / Gholamizadeh, Kamran; Zarei, Esmaeil; Yazdi, Mohammad.
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