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    The beer transportation game: How to decarbonize logistics by moving freight to sustainable transport modes

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    Publication type
    Journal article
    Author
    Dong, Chuanwen
    Boute, Robert
    Publication Year
    2019
    Journal
    INFORMS Transactions on Education
    Publication Volume
    20
    Publication Issue
    2
    Publication Begin page
    102
    Publication End page
    112
    
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    Abstract
    Moving freight to sustainable transport modes is one of the most frequently mentioned suggestions to decarbonize logistics. Regrettably, even with regulation and technology developing over the past years, most of the freight volumes are still shipped via road, the least sustainable means of transport. This paper presents a beer transportation game to support logistics decarbonization via a modal shift from road to rail. In the game, student teams play the role of a logistics manager of a beer brewer and decide on the transport mode and shipment volume from the brewery to a distribution center. Their decisions are evaluated by the impact on total logistics costs and emissions. The game consists of two rounds, each with a student participation part and a lecturer debrief part. The fi rst round helps students understand why firms are often reluctant to shift freight from road to the low-emission transport mode, e.g., rail, and the second round encourages students to overcome the obstacles and help them design practical approaches to alter the modal split in favor of rail transport. The game can be sealed into a 90-minute session and incorporated in any courses covering the topic of sustainable logistics or supply chain management.
    Keyword
    Game, Decarbonization, Modal shift, Simulation, Synchromodal Transport
    Knowledge Domain/Industry
    Operations & Supply Chain Management
    DOI
    10.1287/ited.2019.0218
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12127/6230
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1287/ited.2019.0218
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