Table 1

Overview of data sources BusIntel project

Type of dataDetails [internal reference code]
Notes, websites, generic information
  • Public information on the ArCo initiated strategic cooperation program, the BusIntel project and suppliers [LVEW, SOGW, SIEW)

  • Press release [PLLW]

  • Interview SerCo consultants in public media [TENT]

  • Logistics research institute communications [SIPW]

  • Antitrust case before BusIntel involving suppliers [DELW]

  • Public information from former senior executive strategic cooperation program, retired from ArCo [HENW, LNSW]

Corporate documents pertaining to BusIntel
  • ArCo internal briefings [RENT1, RENT2], strategic cooperation program [AKLT], conference proposal [IIET], announcement [SENW]

  • Logistics research institute briefing [DENT]

BusIntel project documents
  • Vision [VICW], proposal [PRYT, PTYW], proposal appendix [PTYW], participation agreement [PICT, AICT], consortium agreement [AENW/AICW/CICW, intermediate communication AENW], partner agreement [AICW]

  • External ex ante appreciation [REWT], and rebuttal [WICW, RJWW]

  • Presentations: project approach [PRDT], update at SerCo [SIOT], student kick-off [KENT], SerCo internal presentation [PMDT]

  • Overview of proposals for experiments at participating organizations [VICW]

  • Final report [LGET, SRTW, FIEF]

  • Report on meeting with antitrust authorities [GITF]

Meeting reports
  • Reports of steering group meetings 1 through 7 [VSTT/NICW no1, VICT/NALW/GALW/NSTW no2, SICT no7]

  • Reflection on meetings at ArCo [KNGW]

Reflective interviews and informal conversations
  • Author with SerCo [JENW]

  • Follow-up communications on meetings [LDEW]

  • Former BusIntel coordinator who left ArCo [JNWT]

  • Former senior executive strategic cooperation program, retired from ArCo [INVW]

  • Former BusIntel project leaders still working at ArCo [interview and informal conversations, SALW, SILW, HENW]

  • Informal reflective conversations former project members ArCo

  • Participation in captain’s dinner organized by ArCo for its provider community, including keynotes

Corporate experiments, student and consultant work
  • Communications involving students studying various organizations, e.g. SerCo mail to students and project participants on data sharing [EAN, FOMW], experiments [BNTW, LMIW], and meetings [BRSW]; communications with or about students on experiments/internship [DEXW, OIAW]; expectations from student coaches at universities [VENW]

  • Case study at ArCo and SerCo [GMMW, and interview IRSW/URSW], case study on a high-tech system [VAINW]

  • Proposal TRSCo [OVFW]

  • Internship-thesis assignment texts [VLLT, BART, BNTW, VYSW, VEKW, BMSW, VEKW]

  • Baseline explorative studies at PLCo [BCST, VCSW]

  • Student internship report/theses [AEFW/AOLW], SerCo report on thesis [FNSW]

  • Internship/thesis presentations [WIET, SENF, ENTT]

  • Consultant work [FIET]

  • Fact sheets (publicly available extended summary of an internship/thesis): ArCo [SBSF], ZWCo [SAGF], PLCo [SOLF, SOKW, FMPF]

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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