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Benchmarking European rail freight transport companies.
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Transportation Journal
- Article date:
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March 22, 2007
- Author:
- Wiegmans, Bart W.; Donders, A. Rogier T.
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Abstract
This article focuses on answering the following research question: How efficient are European rail transport companies compared with each other? When the focus in benchmarking is placed on "employee productivity performance," Railcargo Austria and VR Cargo perform relatively well when compared with their competitors. RENFE and SNCF Fret are the worst performers. If the focus is on "sales productivity performance," the best performers are Green Cargo, SBB, and VR Cargo. The worst performers are Trenitalia, CP, and SNCF Fret. The best in "railcar productivity performance" are Green Cargo, VR Cargo, and Railcargo Austria. The worst performers are SNCF Fret, ...
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