Idépromemoria för hållbar tillväxt i innovationssystemet för godstransport och logistik

• When preparing the plan for 2003-07, Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems, Vinnova, asked forIdea-reports that are to propose research questions for economic, social and environmental sustainabilityin a growth perspective. The present report is one of 41 selected.Logistics and transportation activities are highly integrated in today's industrial activities and they areindispensable for continued prosperity. Accounting for about 5% of GNP within the EU it is also alarge service industry in its own right as well as 'customer' to the vehicle manufacturing, energy andinfrastructure construction sectors. While creating a lot of utilities, transport and logistics also -through the effectuating activity traffic - account for severe strains upon society in terms of energyconsumption, emissions, traffic accidents, noise and congestion. The needed infrastructure also createsenvironmental strains when being built and in the long run also by barrier effects and excessive landuse.Research related to transport and the environment has long been closely related to traffic and has focusedon efficient vehicles, renewable energy, emissions, congestion, noise and the like. Logistics researchfrom the perspective of buyers of transport has applied a holistic approach known as supplychain management to freight flows. Logistics research from the perspective of transport operators hasdeveloped knowledge about resource utilisation, network operation and intermodal transport. Tiesbetween these different research fields have traditionally been rather weak, mainly because they havefallen under different disciplines at universities.Measures and knowledge gaps identified in this work:1. Making the description of the innovation system for transport and logistics focussing the differentactors' roles and how they can influence sustainable development. What are the roles of individualsand companies and what must be decided upon by society.2. To create preconditions for decoupling growth of GNP and freight transport. Knowledge isneeded about how the sustainability issues are dealt with at an appropriate levels in companies, ananalysis in which transdisciplinarity or even multidisciplinarity is required. The goal is to attackthe problems at an earlier stage than the exhaust pipe of lorries.3. To improve the analytical tools in order to base buying decisions on accurate data. The work byNTM is in the right direction but more has to be done.4. For the business relation transport operator - shipper: analyse the real transport needs (qualitativeand quantitative) and use the information in the shippers' ERP systems for communication withthe transport operator well in advance.5. To involve all actors in the society in the knowledge building.6. Environment and sustainability issues should not be dealt with separately. The effects can be analysedseparately but the measures must be developed in a true systems framework and be integratedin the daily logistics operations.7. Direct organisations' and consumers' involvement in a sustainable direction by improving legalframework, education and tools.8. Develop knowledge and implement systems for utilising present vehicles and infrastructure moreefficiently.9. To encompass a wider range of external effects in the sustainability analyses.

Ämnesord

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Produktionsteknik, arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Transport

carbon dioxide

traffic

transport demand

environmental effects

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