AHUMADA Laura SANTIAGO Aurora International Transportation, Shipping and Logistics Designing a Sustainable Distribution Network for Euro-Grain 1. Which intermodal configurations are possible for transporting the grain from Poland to 4Farmers? Configuration s
Pick up
Linehaul
Delivery
1
Warsaw-Worklaw (train)
Wroclaw - Oss harbor (inland)
Oss harbor – 4Farmers
2
Warsaw -Worklaw harbor/station (road)
Wroclaw - Oss harbor (inland)
Oss harbor – 4Farmers
3
Warsaw-Rotterdam (train)
Gdansk harbor - Rotterdam harbor/station (ship), Rotterdam harbor - Oss harbor (ship)
Oss harbor – 4Farmers
4
Warsaw - Gdansk harbor (road)
Gdansk harbor - Rotterdam harbor/station (ship)
Rotterdam – 4Farmers
5
Warsaw - 4Farmers (road)
2. Which intermodal configuration is the least expensive on a monthly basis?
Configurati ons
Pick up
1 Warsaw-Worklaw (train) TOTAL COST $40,640.00 Capacity 5 shipment needed Warsaw -Worklaw 2 harbor/station (road) TOTAL COST Capacity 88 trucks needed
$30,360.00
3 Warsaw-Rotterdam (train) TOTAL COST $147,320.00 Capacity 5 shipment needed
Linehaul Wroclaw - Oss harbor (inland)
Delivery Oss harbor 4Farmers
$13,062.50 3 shipments needed Wroclaw - Oss harbor (inland)
2288 88 trucks needed Oss harbor 4Farmers
$13,062.50 3 shipments needed Gdansk harbor Rotterdam harbor/station (ship), Rotterdam harbor Oss harbor (ship)
2288 88 trucks needed
$25,634.00
2288 88 trucks needed
Gdansk harbor Warsaw - Gdansk harbor Rotterdam 4 (road) harbor/station (ship) TOTAL COST $29,040.00 $50,008.00 Capacity 88 2 shipments needed 5 Warsaw - 4Farmers (road) TOTAL $104,737.5
TOTAL $55,990. 50
$45,710. 50
Oss harbor 4Farmers $175,242 .00
Rotterdam 4Farmers 8800 88 trucks needed
$87,848. 00
$104,737
COST Capacity 88 trucks needed
.50
The cheapest is the second configuration. Pick up by truck, line haul by water and delivery by truck. 3. Which intermodal configuration has the lowest GHG emissions (carbon foot print) on a monthly basis? Configurati ons
Pick up
Emision by GHG
Linehaul Wroclaw - Oss harbor (inland) 31635.00 997.50
Delivery Oss harbor 4Farmers 115315.2 960.96
2 CO2 Nox
627.00 Wroclaw - Oss harbor (inland) 31635 997.5
3.6608 Oss harbor 4Farmers 115315.2 960.96
630.6608
Warsaw -Worklaw harbor/station (road) 798054.4 13291.52
SO2
1013.76
627
3.6608
1644.4208
3 CO2 Nox
Warsaw-Rotterdam (train) 164372.00 2737.60
Gdansk harbor Rotterdam harbor/station (ship), Rotterdam harbor - Oss harbor (ship) 118272 369.6
Oss harbor 4Farmers 115315.2 960.96
397959.20 4068.16
SO2
208.80
3.6608
446.54
1 CO2 Nox
Warsaw-Worklaw (train) 48,178.00
SO2
61.20
4
802.40
Warsaw - Gdansk harbor (road)
234.08 Gdansk harbor Rotterdam harbor/station (ship)
Rotterdam 4Farmers
146950.2 1958.46
TOTAL EMISION
149,539.32
945004.6 15249.98 961,899.00
402,473.90
CO2 Nox
1463616 12196.8
204288.00 638.40
443520 3696
2111424 16531.2
SO2 5 CO2
46.464 Warsaw - 4Farmers (road) 5308934.4
404.32
14.08
464.864
2,128,420.0 6
Nox SO2
2229752.448 168.5376
5308934.4 2229752.44 8 168.5376
7,538,855.3 9
The most “eco-friendly” would be the third option. Pick up by train, linehaul by ship, and delivery by truck. 4. Which intermodal configuration would you suggest to be the most sustainable? Base your decision making on costs and the three environmental issues of greenhouse gas, nitrification, and acidification. Even though the second configuration (Warsaw-Worklaw by train, Warsaw-Oss harbor inland and Oss harbor-4Farmers by truck) has the lowest costs, the costs are not so different from the third option ($10,280), in comparison for the carbon footprint that leaves the option 2 versus the option 3 (961,899 vs 402,473.90). This is why we consider, that option 3 is the most sustainable option, along with the fact that option 2 needs a lot of shipments to pick up, while option 2 needs only 5.
