Autor: Wolfgang Stölzle

In the recent past one cannot find any logistics concept which has been so intensively discussed in the media scene: logistics of COVID-19 vaccine in Germany. Main features: the logistics concept was obviously developed undercover, in collaboration of politics, army and some few private logistics service providers. It was only partly presented to the public and established with a short ramp-up. Only the fact that broader parts of the population are affected with these features of vaccines and their logistics should be reason enough to check critically procedures as well as the concept by itself. The biggest attention hast to be focused on the question concerning proportionality.

Combined transport is currently discussed as an approach with a positive influence on the “Modal Split”. At the same time combined transport is characterized by some challenges which can be confronted by means of economic methods. Contrary to cost-value ratios, little attention was paid to price. Against this background, the present article defines pricemanagement and highlights the requirements for price management in combined transport. It concludes with an illustration of the potentials of price management in combined transport.