ANALYSIS OF FREIGHT-FACILITY LOCATION CHOICE USING AN ELIMINATION-BY-ASPECTS MODEL

An analysis of the factors affecting freight-facility location choice is presented. These factors are determined by using an elimination-by-aspects model. Correlation between the characteristics in the model is minimised prior to model development. The modelling approach is then shown to be a suitable and potentially valuable approach for analysing freight-facility location. Using data collected in Melbourne, the model calibration shows that the decision of facility location can be modelled using five characteristics. Three of these characteristics are related to accessibility (accessibility to arterial roads, customers and labour) while the remaining two are fleet operating cost and the availability of suitable sites. Of these, accessibility to arterial roads is the most influential. This result is of value in a transport planning context because it means that transport system variables have an effect on the choice of freight facility location. (Author/TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Papers from the 8th Australian Transport Research Forum, Canberra, May 18-20, 1983, Volumes 1-3. This paper was presented in Session 10A: Freight Transport Cost Analysis.
• Corporate Authors:

  Australian Government Publishing Service

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• Authors:
  • YOUNG, W
  • Ogden, K W
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 265-281
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Australian Government Publishing Service
  • Publisher: Australian Government Publishing Service
  • ISSN: 1032-4152

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Arterial highways; Conferences; Decision making; Freight terminals; Freight transportation; Intermodal terminals; Location; Mathematical models; Operating costs; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models; Selection
• Old TRIS Terms: Elimination-by-aspects model
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 8525: Conference; 2248: Decision process; 741: Goods traffic; 9061: Location; 2748: Main road; 6473: Mathematical model; 221: Operating costs; 9072: Selection
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379012
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0 644 02516 6
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 30 1983 12:00AM