REACH - Access management in real-time for increased transport efficiency (FIFFI)
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| Coordinator | CHALMERS TEKNISKA HÖGSKOLA AKTIEBOLAG - Institutionen för teknikens ekonomi och organisation |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 4 164 528 |
| Project duration | September 2014 - February 2017 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Transport Efficiency |
| End-of-project report | 2014-03946sv.pdf(pdf, 3814 kB) (In Swedish) |
Important results from the project
A mobile application was developed based on the strategies derived within the project. The aim of the app was to decrease the observed inefficiencies. This app was created in order to improve the efficiency and resource planning in hauliers by enabling the exchange of critical information, such as accessibility to the load carriers, between terminals / hauliers. 400 hours of time measurements were conducted, by the app, that resulted in that the hauliers were unable to use the new and more high-quality information that they received from the terminal to improve their access management.
Expected long term effects
In REACH, an intermodal freight transportation system was studied and evaluated in order to observe the inefficiencies that exist today. Attempts were therefore conducted to improve the system. The results showed that 52% of the time, the trucks were standing still. Waiting and administrational tasks occupied nearly 33% of the time, which can be categorized as inefficiencies. They could potentially be reduced by 50% if hauliers are willing to use and adopt to more advanced technologies and access management services. REACH also resulted in a licentiate thesis.
Approach and implementation
REACH has run for 2.5 years, and focused on the collection, processing and exploitation of data in real time. Within REACH, time measurements and digital interactions were conducted by two mobile apps. For future usage, these apps could be more automatically developed to decrease the administrational tasks, minimise the error handling of the apps, and assure the quality of the collected data. Additionally, observations and interviews were performed to deepen the understanding for the results of these mobile apps. Finally, the results were presented in publications and conferences.