Inland Waterway Transport System
In this section you will learn more about the inland waterway transport system and
its different elements goods, vessels, inland waterways and ports.
This topic follows the structure of the conceptual system model of
transport and traffic.
2. Activities
On this page, the element "Activities" is presented.
Each activity creates the demand to ensure accession to the facility where the activity is scheduled to take place. This creates the demand for offering transport options. When the transport option is realised, traffic is generated.
Thus all demand is a derived demand, which is all generated by the planning and execution of human activities. We as consumers are driving the system. When there is a demand, orders inevitably arise, which thus represent the control medium.
The two essential points are:
The two essential points are:
- We as consumer drive the system.
- The order is the steering medium.
After the activities, the goods need to be produced and transported afterwards, so we will introduce you to the goods on the next page.
Literature
Flämig, H., Sjöstedt, L., Hertel, C. (2002): Multimodal Transport: An Integrated Element for Last-Mile-Solutions? Proceedings, part 1; International Congress on Freight Transport Automation and Multimodality: Organisational and Technological Innovations. Delft, 23 & 24 May 2002. (modification of Sjöstedt 1996)