Global Environment Problem and Modal Shift

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  • 環境問題とモーダルシフト

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Now, the global environment has been destructed by industrial activities. The logistics is responsible for the problem. In particular, truck exhaust gas has become a major cause of air pollution, global warming, and acid rain.<BR>This paper describes the relation between the environment problem and logistics.<BR>First, I study on the mode choise of shipper with the discriminate analysis, then I describe that the modal shift is very effective to conserve the environment.<BR>Second, I calculate the quantities of modal shift from truck transportation to another with discriminate model, the effectiveness of modal shift with cost model of truck and costal ship.<BR>As the results, we have to charge the tax incentives to truck transportation.

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