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PHD Position in Freight Modelling @TU Delft
Title: Potential impacts of the physical internet on seaports
The Physical Internet (PI) is a new vision for the freight transportation system of the future (see www.physicalinternetinitiative.org). In this vision, freight actors behave in a collaborative, well informed and eventually self-organized fashion. This is expected to lead to possible shifts in freight transportation networks and flows. Our research is directed at understanding the possible magnitude of these shifts and estimating the impact of these shifts on global network flows. Conventional models need improvement to describe the likely behaviour of actors in the physical internet. Use is being made of logistics network models at firm level as well as transport models at various spatial scales.
We are looking for a PhD researcher who will develop models of the emergent, collective behaviour of PI-shippers (manufacturing firms or their representatives such as forwarders or LSP’s) and PI-carriers, with the aim to assess the consequences for aggregate network flows. The researcher will work alongside a second PhD student who will focus on understanding changes in individual behaviour of firms and new network forms. Models representing the behaviour of firms within the physical internet will need to take into account the context of port competition, to understand the possible consequences for seaports.
Besides the research work, the PhD candidate is expected to engage in courses and teaching activities (<20% of the time). The research will be carried out at Delft University of Technology, in cooperation with the Rotterdam Port Authority and the University of Groningen. The work is part of a larger research program for the Dutch logistics sector.
Candidates invited to respond have an MSc degree in transport modeling or operations research. A good command of English is required. Short term availability is preferred.
For more information, please contact Prof. Lori Tavasszy, [log in to unmask]
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