Conception, simulation and evaluation of multimodal, cross-company logistic models for cooperative, regional pooling of transports

The research project Trans Austria examines transport processes and material flows between automotive suppliers in Eastern Europe (exemplified by the Timis region of Romania) and their suppliers or customers in Western Europe. The project analyses the interrelation between economic and ecological factors as well as logistical competitiveness with respect to companies' common target regions, and descript the information in a simulation model. It is possible to derive synergy and optimisation potentials from the model. These serve as the basis for the development of cooperative, inter-company and intermodal logistics models.