There are many innovations in freight transportation, some technical and directly transportation related, others more organizational in the broader logistics context. Research, if aimed and directed well, can have a significant impact on the implementation and success of these innovations. I address the following questions:
– How can freight transportation R&D be better connected to innovations in the sector?
– What are the main innovations in logistics, and what research is needed?
– What gaps in current research can we observe?
The presentation will propose some solution directions, using work of established researchers worldwide and experiences from an R&D community in Europe, to illustrate how this can work In daily practice. In the discussion, I hope to gather further experiences from the US and compare it to Europe, to sharpen our thinking on this problem.
