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Freight Strategy and Technology Classification ................................................... 45 ,QWURGXFWLRQ 6WUDWHJ\DQG7HFKQRORJ\&ODVVLILFDWLRQ )UHLJKW0RYHPHQW&DWHJRULHV /LVWRI,QLWLDOO\,GHQWLILHG6WUDWHJLHVDQG7HFKQRORJLHV YLL 3RWHQWLDO*HRJUDSKLF/RFDWLRQVDQG%DUULHUVWR,PSOHPHQWDWLRQRI&DQGLGDWH 6WUDWHJLHVDQG7HFKQRORJLHV Chapter 5. Freight Strategy and Technology Consolidation .................................................. 49 ,QWURGXFWLRQ )UHLJKW6WUDWHJ\DQG7HFKQRORJ\&RQVROLGDWLRQ)UDPHZRUN 0DWFKLQJ&67VWR7H[DV)UHLJKW0RELOLW\3ODQ(OHPHQWV Chapter 6. Selection of Final Strategies and Technologies ..................................................... 57 ,QWURGXFWLRQ 3URSRVHG1LQH&RQVROLGDWHG6WUDWHJLHVDQG7HFKQRORJLHV 3URFHVVRI6HOHFWLRQ 5HFRPPHQGHG1LQH&67V 6HOHFWLRQRI)LQDO&RQVROLGDWHG6WUDWHJLHVDQG7HFKQRORJLHV 'HVFULSWLRQRIWKH)LQDO1LQH&RQVROLGDWHG6WUDWHJLHVDQG7HFKQRORJLHV Chapter 7. 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