title: An approach for economic analysis of intermodal transportation.
abstract: A different intermodal transportation model based on cost analysis considering technical, economical, and operational parameters is presented. The model consists of such intermodal modes as sea-road, sea-railway, road-railway, and multimode of sea-road-railway. A case study of cargo transportation has been carried out by using the suggested model. Then, the single road transportation mode has been compared to intermodal modes in terms of transportation costs. This comparison takes into account the external costs of intermodal transportation. The research reveals that, in the short distance transportation, single transportation modes always tend to be advantageous. As the transportation distance gets longer, intermodal transportation advantages begin to be effective on the costs. In addition, the proposed method in this study leads to determining the fleet size and capacity for transportation and the appropriate transportation mode.
authors.affiliation: Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Besiktas, 34349 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bahri
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.affiliation: Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Besiktas, 34349 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6465-1481
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Besiktas, 34349 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yasin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ust
authors.affiliation: Department of Industrial Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Besiktas, 34349 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Fuat
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Guneri
authors.affiliation: Department of Industrial Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Besiktas, 34349 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bahadir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gulsun
authors.affiliation: Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Besiktas, 34349 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Eda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Turan
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D014186:Transportation