Entropy maximising facility location model for port city intermodal terminals

This paper employs the principle of entropy maximisation to solve the multi-user intermodal terminal (IMT) location problem in a context where users have the option not to use an IMT. The proposed model is a non-linear mixed integer programming problem, which decomposes into an IMT location sub-problem and an IMT choice sub-problem linked in one direction by the choice of IMT location(s) and in the other by dual variables relating to cost sensitivity and IMT capacity. The principal features of the model are illustrated by a numerical example based on the state of NSW, Australia, where new IMTs are planned.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2017.01.006
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1366554516304768
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Teye, Collins
  • Bell, Michael G H
  • Bliemer, Michiel C J
• Publication Date: 2017-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1-16
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
  • Volume: 100
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1366-5545
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13665545

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Container terminals; Industrial location; Intermodal terminals; Ports of entry
• Geographic Terms: New South Wales
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01629938
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 27 2017 9:26AM