Advantages of modern combinations in road and railway transportation

Slovenija postaja s svojo geografsko lego ključnega pomena za transport, saj naj bi s svojo infrastrukturo omogočala enakomeren pretok blaga, brez nepotrebnih negativnih učinkov na okolico. Živimo v času, ko smo priča številnim gospodarskim spremembam, hitremu gospodarskemu razvoju in tehnološkemu napredku na prav vseh področjih človekovega delovanja. Izrazit tehnološki napredek je opazen tudi na področju komunikacij, informacijske tehnologije in prometa. Naraščajo mednarodna menjava, intenzivno mednarodno povezovanje, globalizacija ter prenos upravljanja podjetij tudi preko državnih meja. Premagovanje prostora in časa je primarna potreba vsake sodobne družbe. Čedalje pomembnejše je dovolj celostno upravljanje toka dobrin in informacij, od proizvajalca do končnega potrošnika, od mesta nabave surovin (od izvora blaga in storitev) do mesta prodaje končnih proizvodov kupcem (do ponora blaga in storitev). Temeljno načelo logistike je, da mora proizvod priti ob pravem času, na pravo mesto, v zahtevani količini in kakovosti. Pri tem je potrebno čimbolj zadovoljiti potrošnikove potrebe in želje ter doseči čim manjše stroške. Geografska lega (majhne) Slovenije in v njej udeleženih raznovrstnih poslovnih subjektov mora doprinašati koristi ugodenega položaja in zaradi njega pospešiti razvoj transporta. Vse prevečkrat se namreč zgodi, da zaradi nepremišljenih potez ostajamo nekonkurenčni znotraj Evropske unije. Transport je sicer ključni dejavnik moderne ekonomske družbe, a se še zmeraj pojavljajo številna protislovja, kot na primer težnja po vse večji mobilnosti na eni strani, na drugi pa se pričakuje manj zastojev in slabih izvedb transporta. Ugotovljeno je, da je ob tem fenomenu nemogoče v nedogled povečevati zmogljivosti obstoječe infrastrukture, saj lahko to pomeni, da bomo uničili večino naše bivalne pokrajine. Odgovor na te težnje mora biti v čim večji optimizaciji transporta, kar zahteva razvoj ter povečevanje zmogljivosti in organizacije prevoza blaga. Moderne smernice transporta morajo biti prilagojene ekonomskemu in socialnemu vidiku ob tem, pa morajo odgovoriti na vsa vprašanje, ki se pojavljajo v zvezi z ekologijo, tj. varovanjem okolja in zagotavljanjem želene stopnje kakovosti življenja.With its geographic structure, Slovenia is becoming of key importance for transport, since its infrastructure is supposed to enable an even flow of goods, without any unnecessary negative effects on the environment. We are living in a time of continuous economic changes, fast economic and technological development in all fields of human activity. Prominent technological progress is also visible in the fields of communications, information technology and traffic. International trade, connections and globalization are growing, as well as cross-border management of companies. Overcoming the time and space is a primary need of each modern society. Integrated control of information and goods flow is more and more important, from manufacturer to final customer, from the place of purchase of raw products (source of goods and services) to the place of final sales (sink of goods and services). The basic principle of logistics is that the product must be delivered at the right time to the right place in required quantity and quality, taking into account to fulfill the consumers’ needs and wishes to the maximum and acquire the lowest possible costs. The geographic position of (small) Slovenia and the involved various economic subjects must bring benefits from the advantageous position and accelerate the development of transport. It happens way too often that we are not competitive inside the European Union due to ill-advised moves. While the transport is the key element of modern economic society, there are still great contradictions in this field, as for example the tendency for greater mobility on one side and expectation of less traffic jams and bad transport implementations on the other side. It is established that this phenomenon makes it impossible to indefinitely enlarge the capacities of existing structure, since this could signify, that we will destroy most of our living landscape. The answer to this problem must be in greater optimization of transport, which requires development and larger capacity and organization of goods transport. Modern directions of transport must be adapted to economical and social aspect and also give an answer to all questions concerning ecology, such as environment protection and assurance of desired level of quality of living