The Mode Decision: Weighted Scoring, a Modal Shift & the Chart
This lesson is part of the course
In this lesson
You score the four modes on cost, time, CO₂ and reliability, weight the scores into one number per mode, chart the result and estimate how much CO₂ a partial shift from road to rail would save.
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Lessons in this course
- Line-Haul Cost per Tonne-km, Minimum Charges & Cost per Shipment Locked
- Door-to-Door Chains: Pre-Carriage, Main Leg, On-Carriage & Handling Locked
- Transit Time & Reliability: Days per Leg, Spread and On-Time Share Locked
- Inventory in Transit: Capital Tied Up in Goods on the Move Locked
- Safety Stock for Slower or Less Reliable Modes Locked
- CO₂ per Tonne-km: Emission Factors, Shipment Totals & Intensity per Unit Locked
- Break-Even Distance: Where Intermodal Beats Road Locked
- The Mode Decision: Weighted Scoring, a Modal Shift & the Chart Locked