Transportation versus perishability in life cycle energy consumption: A case study of the temperature-controlled food product supply chain

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 383-391

  Vanek, Francis ^a   Sun, Yao ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Commodity flow survey; Energy efficiency; Food distribution; Inter modal freight; Life cycle; Logit model; Stochastic assignment model

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; COMMERCE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOOD PRODUCTS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

ASSIGNMENT MODELS; COMMODITY FLOW; FOOD DISTRIBUTION; INTER-MODAL FREIGHT; LOGIT MODELING;

LIFE CYCLE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; STOCHASTICITY; TRADE-OFF; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TRUCKING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52749092177     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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