THE LOGISTIC CHAIN

More integrated (intermodality)

Shorter (time compression)
More integrated (shared management
of the information flow)
 THE LOGISTIC CHAIN

Oriented according to the

markets
More visible
 THE LOGISTIC CHAIN

Physical extension
Physical disintegration (+ rings)
Thinner (- stock)
 MARKET SITUATION
• CONSUMPTION POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
- LEVEL OF INCOME
- CONSUMPTION HABITS
- COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE
• PRODUCTION:
- INDUSTRIAL
- AGRICULTURAL
• SITUATION STOCK AS AN INDEPENDENT FACTOR OF
CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
 CENTRALIZATION

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• Reduction of the stocks
level
• Reduction of the cost of
inventary management

• Reduction of the provision • Increase of distribution transport

transport (freight (freight out)
in)
• Restrictions and future
transport price increase

• Transport risk
 CENTRALIZATION II

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• Improvement of the service • Worsening of the service level:
level: Increase of the time of access to
no breaking of stocks the market

• Reduction of obsolete stocks

• Risk of unique location:

- Fire
- Computer collapse
- Strikes
 EUROPEAN SITUATION
MOTORS OF CHANGE

• EUROPEAN UNION
MARKET SIZE
COMPETENCE
• GLOBALISATION
SERVICE LEVEL
COST
JAPANESE AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER
Spare parts distribution

Amsterdam

Barcelona
ELECTRONIC COMPANY CONSUMPTION
National Organization (until 1993)
EC POPULATION
ECONOMIC STRENGTH
 NODES OR LOGISTIC PLATFORMS:
DEFINITION
Breaking points or areas of the transport and logistic chains, where
technical and added value activities and functions gather

The denomination logistic platform established by EUROPLATFORMS in

1992: “it’s a delimited area, where, through different operators, all the
activities related to transport, logistics and goods distribution, are carried
out, both for national and international transport.
These operators can be owners or leaseholders of the buildings,
equipments and installations (warehouses, stockage areas, offices,
parking places, wharves…) which are built up at the centre.
A platform must have a free attendance system, for all the companies
interested in the advertised activities. It must also be equipped with all
the necessary collective equipment for a good running of the activities
described anf for understanding common services for the people and the
users’ vehicles.

This is necessarily managed by a unique public or private entity".

 TYPOLOGIES OF LOGISTIC PLATFORMS

LOGISTIC PLATFORMS WITH ONLY ONE MEAN OF TRANSPORT

Road centres or centres of transport services
Urban distribution centres or City-Logistics
Distribution parks or Distriparks
Transport centres

LOGISTIC PLATFORMS WITH MORE THAN ONE MEAN OF TRANSPORT

Port Logistic Activities Area
Centres of Air Cargo
Dry Ports
Multimodal Logistic Platforms
TYPES OF FUNCTIONAL AREAS IN LOGISTIC
PLATFORMS

SERVICE AREAS OR CENTRES

LOGISTIC AREAS

MULTIMODAL AREAS
 TYPES OF FUNCTIONAL AREAS IN LOGISTIC
PLATFORMS
These areas include service activities in gneral, without handling of goods.
Such activities are supporting services to the means of transport, companies
and/or people.

 General services area:

 Specialized service areas:

• Service area for people (café, restaurant,

• Dangerous goods area
communication centre, rest areas, etc.)
• Service area for vehicles (service station,
garages, commercial centre of supplies
and outlets, areas for semi-trailers and  Central services areas
tanks wash, etc.)
(offices of the centre, services of
• Administrative and commercial area
maintenance, cleaning, safety,
• Areas of cargo contracting fire brigade, etc.)
• Area of customs or paracustoms services
TYPES OF FUNCTIONAL AREAS IN LOGISTIC
PLATFORMS
LOGISTIC AREAS

These are functional areas including installations for activities involving the
handling of goods.

 Non-specialized logistic areas

 They welcome companies of transport, storage, handling,
distribution of goods, etc., restricted to the profitable activities, but
including added value logistic activities

 Specialized or mono-functional logistic areas:

 Food and agriculture platforms
 Logistic platforms for bulks
 Logistic areas for dangerous goods
 Logistic areas for vehicles
 Platforms in customs rule and/or paracustoms activities
 TYPES OF FUNCTIONAL AREAS IN LOGISTIC
PLATFORMS

MULTIMODAL AREAS

Multimodal areas railway-road

 These are the areas including railway terminals of multimodal transport and
the directly related services.

Multimodal areas air-road (first rate installations)

 These are necessarily located inside the airports, because all the required
functions for the cargo clearance from the plane to the surface vehicle and
vice versa are carried out at the airport.

Multimodal areas maritime or fluvial means-land means

 In the case of maritime-road multimodality, the multimodal area is located
at the Maritime Terminal, where the process of modal transference develops,
as well as the processes linked to the shipment and unloading activities. This
area is by no means integrated within a logistic platform, which can be
adjacent to the terminal.
HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF LOGISTIC
PLATFORMS NEEDS

BETTER DEVELOPED DEMANDS:

ORIGINAL DEMANDS: SPECIALIZED AND MULTIMODAL
URBAN NEEDS RELATED LOGISTICS
TO THE TRANSPORT OF GOODS * Railway, maritime or air multimodality
* Concentration of advanced logistic services
* Parking needs * Means of regional economic activities
* Cargo contracting areas
* Needs for warehouses in cities

EVOLUTION OF DEMANDS:
NEEDS OF THE TRANSPORT OF GOODS SECTOR

* Good locations for implantation

* Competitive prices
* Logistic development oportunities
 Some examples of logistic platforms

GARONOR (PARIS)
 Some examples of Logistic Platforms
LOGISTIC ACTIVITIES AREA (ZAL)
OF THE PORT OF BARCELONA
 Some examples of Logistic Platforms

INTERPORTO OF BOLONIA
 Some examples of Logistic Platforms

LOGISTIC PLATFORM OF BARAJAS-

COSLADA (MADRID)
 Some examples of Logistic Platforms

AIR CARGO CENTRE OF MADRID (CCAMB)

 Some examples of Logistic Platforms

TRANSPORT CENTRE OF MADRID (CTM)

 Logistic Platforms in Europe

ITALY: INTERPORTI’S NETWORK PROPOSAL

INTERPORT CARRIED OUT IN EXERCISE

ð CERVIGNANO
ð BERGAMO PLANNED INTERPORT
ð MILANO
ORBASSANO ð PADOVA TYRRHENIAN CORRIDOR
ð NOVARA ð VERONA PADANO PEDEALPINE CORRIDOR
ð VENEZIA
ð RIVALTA EASTERN CROSS CORRIDOR
ð PARMA ð BOLOGNA
ð SCRIVIA
CENTRAL DORSAL CORRIDOR
ð VADO LIGURE
ADRIATIC CORRIDOR
ð JESI
ð LIVORNO ð PRATO SARDINIAN-CONTINENTAL CORRIDOR
CONGESTED MULTIMODAL NODE

ð PESCARA
ð ORTE
ð TERMOLI
ð ROMA
ð FROSINONE
ð BARI
ð NOLA-MARCIANISE
ð INTERPORT A RETE
ð PONTECAGNANO
ð TITO ð AREA IONICO-SALENTINA

ð GIOIA TAURO

ð PALERMO

ð CATANIA
 Logistic Platforms in Europe
SPAIN: LOGISTIC PLATFORMS AND
TRANSPORT CENTRES
El Fe rro l

CT. Avilé s Avilé s CT. Gijón

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BURGOS
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El Se qu e ro C HUESCA
Pu e rto d e Vig o
C C Ca la h orra Sa b a d e ll
GIRONA
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Vig o
C C M a nre s a
Be na ve n te
CIM Pa le ncia
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A C T CIM Za ra g o za LLEIDA C C Z Gra no lle rs
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T
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Ara nd a d e Du e ro T C BARCELONA
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Va lla d o lid - Arg a lé s
T Ba ix Llo b re g a t
T Ba rce lo na Port
P Ta rra g o n a - Cons ta ntí

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CST Fue nte s d e Oñ oro C Azu q ue ca d e He na re s
C C GUADALAJARA
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A M a d rid - Ba ra ja s

T C CITI Co s la d a Pue rto Se co Co sla da T Villa re a l

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P P C PALCCosCT.la dMa d rid

CUENCA CASTELLÓN ZONAS DE ACTIVIDAD LOGÍSTICA (ZAL)
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C
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Burria n a
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Sa n Vice n te de Alcá nta ra

P CACERES A Z
P VALENCIA
ZAL d e l Pue rto d e Va le ncia
Z En Con s trucción o Proye cto

C T Po rt/ Gra o
CT. Va le ncia TERMINALES DE MERCANCÍA POR FERROCARRIL (TECO)
Mé rid a T Silla
P C M a n za na re s
T Te rre s tre
T C M é rida
Do n Be n ito
ALBACETE
BADAJOZ CIUDAD REAL
Ju m illa
T Portua ria

Pue rtolla n o P C A T CENTROS DE TRANSPORTE DE MERCANCÍAS (CTM)

Azu a g a Alica nte - Be na lú a
P P T Mo lina d e Se g u ra
Je re z d e lo s Ca b a lle ros
P Ba ilé n P CT. Mu rcia
ALICANTE C En Fun cio na m ie nto
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T C C
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Ja b a lí

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P JAÉN Alha m a d e Mu rcia
P Ce ntro d e Se rvicios a l Tra nsp orte
Lora de l Rio T Ve le z - Rub io
P C C P P Ap a rca m ie nto Ve h ículos Pe sa d os
P C
Pa lm a de l con d a d o
P P Lorca
Ca rta ya
P P P C T Pu e rto d e Ca rta g e n a
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Ca rta ge na Z CENTROS DE CARGA AEREA (CCA)
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P T P P Z P P
m b re ra s
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P Ante q u e ra T
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Ro nd a C P C
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 A LOGISTIC PLATFORM:
COMPANIES CONCENTRATION...

LOGISTIC
OPERATOR

DISTRIBUTOR
LOGISTIC MANUFACTURER

PLATFORM

FORWARDER
…AND SERVICES CONCENTRATION

LOGISTIC
OPERATOR

CONTAINERS
TRUCK CENTER
DEPOT

RAILWAY
LOGISTIC CUSTOMS
LOGISTIC

PLATFORM
TERMINAL
PLATFORM

BANK BUSINESS
RESTAURANT CENTER
SHOPS

MANUFACTURER
 CONCENTRATION EFFECTS:
HIGH EFFICIENCY IN TRANSPORT
WITHOUT THE LOGISTIC PLATFORM WITH THE LOGISTIC PLATFORM
PORT AREA

CONTAINERS
DEPOT LOGISTIC
PLATFORM
AREA
CONTAINERS
DEPOT

TRUCK CENTER

PARKING CUSTOMER PLANTS

CONTAINERS CONTAINERS
DEPOT TERMINAL

ETC ...

CONTAINERS
TERMINAL

EMPTY TRUCK
FULL TRUCK
 ADVANTAGES OF A LOGISTIC
PLATFORM (I)
1. TO INVEST IN THE BUSINESS CENTRE
Flexibilization of the costs structure
Reduction of fixed prices
2 . EXCEPTIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION
Communication node
Urban distribution
Import - EXPORT
3. MULTIMODALITY
Scale economies: one only warehouse for the four kinds of traffic
4. COMPANIES CONCENTRATION
Synergies
Chance to:
- Negotiate lower transport rates
- Contact with new customers
5. SERVICES CONCENTRATION
Special discounts on maintenance and storage equipment
Reduction of financial costs
 ADVANTAGES OF A LOGISTIC
PLATFORM (II)
6. CUSTOMS LOGISTIC PLATFORM
Reduction of the stock average through temporary suppression of taxes and
customs taxes

7. ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATION CENTRE

Cheaper internal telecommunications

8. HIGH EFFICIENCY IN TRANSPORT
Reduction of empty cargo lines
Reduction of transport costs between:
- Port / airport / railway and warehouse
9. PROXIMITY TO THE CITY CENTRE

Reduction of administrative expenses

Reduction of labour costs
10. PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
Cheaper administrative expenses
 LOGISTIC
ACTIVITIES
AREA
NON-INTEGRATED TERRITORIAL
ORGANIZATION Consolidatio
n unconsolidation
and Logistic
Area
Port Centres
Air
Terminal
Terminal

Depot
Terminal TIR

Storage Railway

Areas Station

Production Consumption
de
Transport centres
Dependent
Centres
services
Centres
 INTEGRATED TERRITORIAL PLANNING
Consolidation Logistic
Air
and unconsolidation Terminal
Port centres
Terminal
l
Centres

Terminal Railway

Depot Storage
areas
TIR Station

Production Transport

Dependent Consumption
services
Centres centres
centres
 MULTIMODAL LOGISTIC CENTRE
Port Air
Terminal
Terminal
Consolidation Logistic
and unconsolidation
areas
Centres

Terminal Railway

Depot
Storage areas
TIR Station

Transport

Dependent
services Centres
Production

Consumption

Centres centres
 PORT MULTIMODAL CENTRE
Air
Terminal

Consolidation Logistic
Portl
and unconsolidation
areas
Terminal Centres

Terminal Railway
Storage
Depot
Areas
TIR Station

Transport

Production Dependent
Services
Centres
Consumption

Centres Centres
 INTEGRATION OF THE PRODUCTION
CENTRE
Port Air

Terminal
Terminal Consolidation Logistic
and
unconsolidation
areas
Centres

Terminal Railway
Storage
Depot
areas
TIR Station

Production Transport

Dependent
Services
Centres Areas
Consumption

Centres
Maritime/Air Transport
Road Transport
Railway Transport
Intermodal Logistic Intermodal
Centre Logistic Centre

Production Consumption Consumption Production

Centres Centres Centres Centres

Prat Airport
Airport

Port of Barcelona
/ ZAL Puerto Seco

Production Consumption Consumption Production

Centres Centres Centres Centres

 TP TA
TA
TF

CT
CP
CP CC

TP
TP TA TP TA
TA
TF
TF TF

CT
CT CT
CP
CP CC
CC CP CC
CC

TP TA TP TA
TA
TF
TF TF
TF TP
TP – Port Terminal
TF
TF – Railway Terminal
CT CT
CT TA TA – Air Terminal
CP
CP CC
CC CP
CP CC CP – Production Centre
CP
CT CT – Transport Centre
CC CC – Consumption Centre
 BILBAO
BILBAO

MADRID
MADRID
BARCELONA

LISBON

VALENCIA

SEVILLA
SEVILLA

CADIZ Multimodal Logistic Centres 1st level

ALGECIRAS
Multimodal Logistic Centres 2nd level
Road Transport
Railway Transport