Due to globalized supply chains and the prevalence of just-in-time production, all economies of the industrialized world are reliant on the flawless operation of the logistical network. During the COVID-19 pandemic it became apparent that this network can be massively shattered and that a better understanding of its robustness, risks and vulnerabilities is of vital importance. Additionally, it is obvious that the accelerating climate change demands much greener freight transport.
SARIL aims to complement the classic definition of resilience, which focuses on threat prevention, robustness and system recovery, by green aspects. Extensive Stakeholder engagement is performed to tailor the project developments to practical needs. Key performance indicators are defined which quantify both, the system resistance against disruptions as well as the environmental burden of freight transport. Adopting three different scenarios on different geographical scales (regional, national and international/EU), models are developed which are able to capture the unperturbed system operation as well as the behaviour in case of disruptions. While the regional (Italy) and national (Spain/Portugal) scenarios focus on natural hazards which become more threatening due to climate change, the international scenario (Northern/Central Europe) considers the disruptions due to pandemics (like Cov19) or wars (like the Russian war against Ukraine). Although the three scenarios are modelled with varying levels of detail, SARIL aims at a universal understanding of green resilience by using a common framework.
The results for the three scenarios are used to assess similarities and differences between the three geographical scales. By exploiting the findings, recommendations to improve the classic resilience, such as synchro-modal approaches, are derived. Additionally, SARIL aims for recommendations to reach. The results will be widely disseminated to the scientific community and relevant stakeholders.
