FACTORS AFFECTING FREIGHT FACILITY LOCATION PREFERENCE

This paper presents an analysis of factors affecting freight facility location, using a multinomial logit model formulation. A factor analysis is used to minimize correlation between attributes in the model. The modelling approach is then shown to be a suitable and potentially valuable approach to analysing facility location. For the data used (which was collected in Melbourne, Australia), the model calibration shows that the location choice decision can be modelled using four attributes of the alternative locations - a truck transport attribute, a market attribute, site availability and labour availability. Of these, the first tow were the most important. (TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • YOUNG, W
  • Ritchie, S G
  • Ogden, K W
• Publication Date: 1979-7

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 22 p.
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  • Publication of: Monash University, Australia
  • Publisher: Monash University
  • ISSN: 1445-4467

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Consumer behavior; Consumer preferences; Data files; Decision making; Economics; Factor analysis; Freight terminals; Laborers; Location; Logits; Markets; Mathematical models; Supply; Trucking
• Uncontrolled Terms: Availability; Building sites; Input data
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 2248: Decision process; 8634: Input data; 9061: Location; 6473: Mathematical model
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00310411
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Report/Paper Numbers: Civil Eng Paper 79/9Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 26 1980 12:00AM