Travelling by plain is a commodity to many of us but it is also known it has large environmental impact. To mitigate the environment impact of aviation, governments are imposing short-haul flight bans on airlines. Thereby, nudging travelers to opt for more environmentally friendly means of transportation, especially trains.
A typical journey by plane often exists of a short-haul and a long-haul flight, as airports and airlines are connected in a so-called hub and spoke network. For example: you fly from Frankfurt Airport to Schiphol Airport and next take the plane to New York.
At Vanderlande we are searching for more sustainable solutions to transport baggage as part of your journey. We believe that making the train part of this journey can be a solution. Therefore, we want you to redesign the process of baggage handling to include this transportation by train as a part of your journey.
A (re)design of the baggage handling process that integrates the transportation of baggage by train as part of the journey.
Similar to our existing systems that do baggage handling, the solution should by fast, efficient, reliable, safe and traceable, and have a lower environmental impact.
Also, the supporting business model should be considered, as well as a view on potential partnering companies that are needed to realize the solution.
Vanderlande is a market-leading, global partner for future-proof logistic process automation in the warehousing, airports and parcel sectors. Its extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology. The company focuses on the optimisation of its customers’ business processes and competitive positions. Through close cooperation, it strives for the improvement of their operational activities and the expansion of their logistical achievements. Vanderlande’s warehousing solutions are the first choice for many of the largest global e-commerce players and retailers in food, fashion and general merchandise across the globe. The company helps them to fulfil their promise of same-day delivery for billions of orders, with nine of the 15 largest global food retailers relying on its efficient and reliable solutions. As a global partner for future-proof airport solutions, Vanderlande’s market-leading baggage handling systems and related passenger solutions are capable of moving over 4 billion pieces of baggage around the world per year. These are active in more than 600 airports, including 12 of the world’s top 20. Vanderlande is also a leading supplier of process automation solutions that address the challenges in the parcel market. More than 52 million parcels are sorted by its systems every day, which have been installed for the world’s leading parcel handling companies.