Areas for action
The future scenarios described here for achieving the objectives set and minimizing the
impacts point to various areas for action that will help us to realize the vision of
efficient transportation in the year 2030. These action areas further develop the
solutions described in chapter 3, which in turn set out to address the trends identified
in chapter 2. The solutions present individual measures that, despite being full of
potential, can only achieve the impact described in the future scenarios if they are
combined with one another.
Like the individual solutions, the areas for action are categorized into the three areas of
innovation: digitization, technology and flexible management. While digitization
enables optimized planning based on real-time data, improving technology leads to
optimized, energy-efficient and safe processes. Flexible management supports
collaboration within and between companies.The areas for action identified are also
grouped into four types of transportation: cross-carrier, rail freight, and local and longdistance
road traffic. Figure 8 summarizes the areas for action in a matrix.
Figure 8: areas for action
These areas for action and the potential synergies between them create the overall
picture of efficient transportation in the year 2030. Both road and rail freight
transportation are seeing the beginnings of major development across the board. To
make this future scenario a reality, intensive and innovative research work is needed in
these fields. The interactions and synergies between the different areas must also be
further developed.