The national model systems for freight transport in Norway and Sweden are lacking logistic elements (such as the use of distribution centres). The same can be said about practically every other national or regional freight transport model system (an exception is the SMILE model in The Netherlands) in the world. This paper contains the outcomes of a project to specify how a new logistics module for such model systems could look like. The project was carried out for the Work Group for transport analysis in the Norwegian national transport plan and the Samgods group in Sweden by RAND Europe, together with Solving International, Solving Bohlin & Stromberg and Michael Florian of INRO Canada. The paper will discuss the scope and structure of a logistics model, as well as ideas on the implementation.This logistics model itself consists of three steps: disaggregation to allocate the flows to individual firms at the production and consumption end; models for the logistics decisions by the firms; and aggregation of the information per shipment to origin-destination (OD) flows for assignment. The content and capabilities of the model are described. For the covering abstract please see ITRD E135207.
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