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Drivers for vertical integration in the rail sector: using wagons as “relationship specific assets"

Journal Article
Monios, J., & Bergqvist, R. (2016)
Drivers for vertical integration in the rail sector: using wagons as “relationship specific assets". International Journal of Logistics Management, The, 27(2), 533-551. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-01-2015-0021
Purpose – This paper uses a combination of transaction cost economics (TCE), the resource-based view (RBV) and the relational view to analyse vertical integration in the rail ...

The role of reporting mechanisms in transport policy implementation by local authorities in England.

Presentation / Conference
McTigue, C., Rye, T., & Monios, J. (2016, July)
The role of reporting mechanisms in transport policy implementation by local authorities in England. Paper presented at World Conference on Transport Research, Shanghai, China
Objectives This paper provides an insight into the implementation of local transport policy. The UK Transport Act 2000 made a number of reforms, requiring all local transport ...

Inbound logistics, the last mile and intermodal high capacity transport

Presentation / Conference
Bergqvist, R., & Monios, J. (2016, July)
Inbound logistics, the last mile and intermodal high capacity transport. Paper presented at World Conference on Transport Research
Some of the biggest challenges for intermodal transport competitiveness are the extra handling costs and pre- and post-haulage costs. This paper investigates the use of Interm...

Intermodal freight terminals: a life cycle governance framework.

Book
Monios, J., & Bergqvist, R. (2016)
Intermodal freight terminals: a life cycle governance framework. Ashgate Publishing
Much work has been done on port governance yet little has addressed intermodal terminal governance, despite the clear similarities. This book fills that gap by establishing a ...

Competition and complementarity between seaports and hinterlands for locating distribution activities.

Report
Monios, J., Notteboom, T., Wilmsmeier, G. & Rodrigue, J. (2016)
Competition and complementarity between seaports and hinterlands for locating distribution activities
A locational duality in port-related distribution activities is emerging. In some regions, distribution activities have moved from ports to inland locations, driven in part by...

A life cycle framework for governance of Intermodal terminals; planning, operations and strategic management.

Book
Monios, J., & Bergqvist, R. (2016)
A life cycle framework for governance of Intermodal terminals; planning, operations and strategic management. In T. Kramberger, V. Potočan, V. Ipavec, & A. Chin (Eds.), Strategic Sustainable Logistics and Transportation Planning Strategies, 24-45. Hershey PA, USA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-0001-8.ch002
This chapter establishes a framework for the governance of intermodal terminals throughout their life cycle, based on the product life cycle. The framework covers the initial ...

Logistical challenges facing Scottish importers and exporters

Presentation / Conference
Monios, J. (2016, March)
Logistical challenges facing Scottish importers and exporters. Presented at Developing Scotland’s International Seaports: Securing Economic Growth
Presentation delivered at the Developing Scotland’s International Seaports: Securing Economic Growth Conference, 2016.

Institutional structure and agency in the governance of spatial diversification of port system evolution in Latin America.

Journal Article
Wilmsmeier, G., & Monios, J. (2016)
Institutional structure and agency in the governance of spatial diversification of port system evolution in Latin America. Journal of Transport Geography, 51, 294-307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2015.02.004
Port development is challenged not only by growing trade flows, but by institutional conditions that are more contextual, exhibiting aspects of both path dependence and contin...

Between path dependency and contingency: New challenges for the geography of port system evolution

Journal Article
Monios, J., & Wilmsmeier, G. (2016)
Between path dependency and contingency: New challenges for the geography of port system evolution. Journal of Transport Geography, 51, 247-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2016.01.008
Seaports play a critical role as gateways and facilitators of economic interchange and logistics processes and thus have become crucial nodes in globalised production networks...

Container ports in Latin America: challenges in a changing global economy

Book Chapter
Wilmsmeier, G., & Monios, J. (2015)
Container ports in Latin America: challenges in a changing global economy. In P. Lee, & K. Cullinane (Eds.), Dynamic Shipping and Port Developments in the Globalized Economy, (11-52). Palgrave Macmillian. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137514233_2
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