The added value of rail freight transport in Belgium
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چکیده
Rail freight transport is facing contradicting realities. Ambitious goals to stimulate this mode of land at the expense less sustainable and over congested road transport, are going hand in with a continuous decrease usage modal share statistics. As it known that lack flexibility holding back development mode, research wants evaluate what could be direct economic impact rail Belgium if these bottlenecks resolved. By generating three indicators, evaluating added value per unit workforce, production range for incumbent operator, productivity efficiency services evaluated compared four main competitors. Results show all indicators positive an upward trend can observed, although data collection proves challenging historical inexistent or inconsistent due absence joint cost allocation, which clearly point attention policymakers. also indicate liberalization market stimulating operators improve their by rethinking business.
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عنوان ژورنال: Research in transportation business and management
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2210-5409', '2210-5395']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2021.100625