Dynamics of the spatial distribution of hubs in groupage networks – The case of Berlin

Klauenberg, Jens; Elsner, Lucas-Andrés; Knischewski, Christian

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2018.07.004

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“…Labour market availability has become a key factor (Verhetsel et al 2015), especially in regions with a focus on logistics activities where labour has become scarce, for example European regions of Venlo, Antwerp and North Rhine-Westphalia. Land availability is also expected to be assigned a high factor weight, because of the limited availability of land in urban agglomerations (Klauenberg, Elsner, and Knischewski 2017). Land costs drive companies to design a spatial distribution structure that includes peripheral DC locations (Dablanc and Ross 2012), although they are willing to pay higher land prices for attractive locations near consumer markets (Sivitanidou 1996).…”

Section: Resources-related Location Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Speedy customs procedures reduce delivery times, which has a positive influence on the attractiveness of a DC location for high value goods. Investment incentives receive modest attention in literature, and although investment incentives are a decisive factor according to project developers and government professionals, they are less important according to forwarding companies (Klauenberg, Elsner, and Knischewski 2017).…”

Section: Institutional Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In terms of geography these two are consistent. Companies often locate large DCs in peripheral regions because of higher labour availability and lower land costs compared to urban regions (Klauenberg, Elsner, and Knischewski 2017). Experts consider labour costs per region the second most important factor.…”

Section: Sub-factor Weightsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Importance of factors driving firms’ decisions on spatial distribution structures

Onstein

Ektesaby

Rezaei

et al. 2019

International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications

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The design of a spatial distribution structure is of strategic importance for companies, to meet required customer service levels and to keep logistics costs as low as possible. Spatial distribution structure decisions concern distribution channel layouti.e. the spatial layout of the transport and storage systemas well as distribution centre location(s). This paper examines the importance of seven main factors and 33 sub-factors that determine these decisions. The Best-Worst Method (BWM) was used to identify the factor weights, with pairwise comparison data being collected through a survey. The results indicate that the main factor is logistics costs. Logistics experts and decision makers respectively identify customer demand and service level as second most important factor. Important sub-factors are demand volatility, delivery time and perishability. This is the first study that quantifies the weights of the factors behind spatial distribution structure decisions. The factors and weights facilitate managerial decision-making with regard to spatial distribution structures for companies that ship a broad range of products with different characteristics. Public policy-makers can use the results to support the development of land use plans that provide facilities and services for a mix of industries.

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Section: Resources-related Location Factorsmentioning

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Importance of factors driving firms’ decisions on spatial distribution structures

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Rezaei

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International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications

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“…Two kinds of data give us information on logistics facilities. On the one hand, some researchers only consider specific logistics services: groupage networks [24], specific wholesale activities [25], or Logistics Service Providers [26]. They usually rely on datasets that are built specifically for the research at hand (e.g.…”

Section: Location Of Logistics Facilities' Issues In Metropolitan Arementioning

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Heterogeneity of logistics facilities: an issue for a better understanding and planning of the location of logistics facilities

Heitz

Launay

Béziat

2019

Eur. Transp. Res. Rev.

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In the last few years, the issue of the location of logistics activities emerged in the literature, in Europe and in the United States, especially from the perspective of logistics spatial dynamics as logistics sprawl. These issues of spatial dynamics question urban policies, because they underline the lack of interest in freight in the planning process. Indeed, one of the major issues in planning logistics facilities is the lack of a good understanding of the logistics sector: it is difficult to guide public action in the absence of detailed and precise data. The great heterogeneity of logistics facilities is often underestimated by public policies. The visibility of some sectors in public policies or academic literature, as parcel industry or e-commerce, hides other sides of logistics as an industry sector. With this paper we underline differences in the location of facilities, which translates into a difficult implementation of public policies to regulate logistics sprawl in the case of the Paris region. This paper studies precisely the location of the warehouses and terminals, and their place in the spatial organization of logistics facilities in the Paris Region. In particular, we compare the location of mass retail and wholesale trade facilities, logistics provider's facilities and parcel's industry facilities.

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“…Fourth, distribution structure selection is a strategic decision that asks for substantial investments. From a public policy perspective, knowledge on decision-making factors can help policy makers to better predict DC location patterns, which facilitates the design of sustainable transport policies (Klauenberg, Elsner, & Knischewski, 2016). Knowing the important factors can also improve the quality of DC location optimization modelswhich are criticised for omitting relevant location factors or having incorrect factor weights (Mangiaracina, Song, & Perego, 2015).…”

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Factors determining distribution structure decisions in logistics: a literature review and research agenda

2018

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Distribution structures, as studied in this paper, involve the spatial layout of the freight transport and storage system used to move goods between production and consumption locations. Decisions on this layout are important to companies as they allow them to balance customer service levels and logistics costs. Until now there has been very little descriptive research into the factors that drive decisions about these structures. Moreover, the literature on the topic is scattered across various research streams. In this paper we review and consolidate this literature, with the aim to arrive at a comprehensive list of factors. Three relevant research streams were identified: Supply Chain Management (SCM), Transportation and Geography. The SCM and Transportation literature mostly focus on distribution structure including distribution centre (DC) location selection from a viewpoint of service level and logistics costs factors. The Geography literature focuses on spatial DC location decisions and resulting patterns mostly explained by location factors such as labour and land availability. Our review indicates that the main factors that drive decision-making are "demand level", "service level", "product characteristics", "logistics costs", "labour and land", "accessibility" and "contextual factors". The main trade-off influencing distribution structure selection is "service level" versus "logistics costs". Together, the research streams provide a rich picture of the factors that drive distribution structure including DC location selection. We conclude with a framework that shows the relative position of these factors. Future work can focus on completing the framework by detailing out the sub factors and empirically testing the direction and strength of relationships. Cooperation between the three research streams will be useful to further extend and operationalize the framework.

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Dynamics of the spatial distribution of hubs in groupage networks – The case of Berlin

Cited by 15 publications

References 30 publications

Importance of factors driving firms’ decisions on spatial distribution structures

Importance of factors driving firms’ decisions on spatial distribution structures

Heterogeneity of logistics facilities: an issue for a better understanding and planning of the location of logistics facilities

Factors determining distribution structure decisions in logistics: a literature review and research agenda

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