1. Integrated Synchromodal Transport System Analysis (ISOLA)
Prof. Dr. Albert Veenstra Scientific Director, Dinalog Professor of International Trade Facilitation and Logistics, OPAC, TU Eindhoven

2. Synchromodality in practice
Flexibility: ad hoc and going concern
Active regional bundling
Monitoring and control
System approach
complexity
Synchromodal transport system
Integrated multimodal transport
This is where we introduce synchro
multimodal transport
Intermodal transport
time

3. Partners TU Delft, prof. Lori Tavasszy RSM, prof. Rob Zuidwijk
ESE, prof. Rommert Dekker
TUE, prof Albert Veenstra/Prof Paul Grefen
Havenbedrijf Rotterdam
ECT

4. Contribution and Impact
Advanced freight transport demand models that include shippers’ logistics responses.
Models for the design and allocation of multimodal capacity.
Advanced planning and pricing algorithms for synchromodal networks.
An ICT infrastructure that allows interactions between the above three systems

5. Project
Duration:
PhD: the analysis of shippers’ demand processes for synchromodal transport
PhD: The development of multilevel capacity control mechanisms in synchromodal transport
PhD + postdoc: The development of advanced planning solutions for synchromodality
postdoc: ICT architecture for supply/demand interaction in synchromodal networks.