At TU/e, we solicit applications for two PhD students who are interested in designing transport networks and associated decision-making algorithms/tools to foster modal shift from road to inland waterways for construction flows.
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Logistics activities are major contributing factors to the construction sector's emissions. While synchromodal networks (combining road transport with alternative modes of transport) have shown significant benefits for cost and emission reduction in long-haul transport, they have not seen sufficient uptake in the construction industry where the national borders usually confine the flows. The high weight and volume that characterize construction and demolition cargo make water transportation an ideal candidate for reducing emissions.
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