Location of cargo terminals in metropolitan areas of developing countries: the Brazilian case

Portugal, Licínio da Silva; Morgado, Andréa Vaz; Júnior, Orlando Lima

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.11.005

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“…Previous studies of air quality in large urban centres have encouraged design and development of emission controls, use of biodiesel, and use of goals to reduce carbon emissions from cargo transportation . Emissions and their associated negative effects are increasing as the amount of goods delivered to and from DCs and terminals to stores (Behrends et al, 2008;Portugal et al, 2011) increases. However, Stathopoulos et al (2012) reveal strong and mutual support from policy makers and companies for the use of eco-vehicle incentives, even though only about 10% of freight transport companies perceive the benefits of using alternative fuels.…”

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“…In megacities, extreme traffic congestion with long queues occurs mainly on rainy days, and floods occur in several parts of megacities, prohibiting vehicles from using the roads. Delivery security is of even greater importance to LSPs and carriers that need to address risk aspects related to cargo thefts and robbery (Portugal et al, 2011). According to Portugal et al (2011), logistical costs of ensuring security (insurance, satellite tracking of trucks) are a significant part of the total operational overhead for trucking firms.…”

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“…To address these issues, some companies use terminals and distribution centres (DCs) positioned at various points on the periphery of the megacity. The use of these terminals allows loads to be transferred to smaller trucks to avoid the use of large trucks in crowded urban areas Portugal et al, 2011); use of DCs allows large collections of goods to be stored and separated into smaller loads for further distribution (Hesse and Rodrigue, 2004). Terminals also allow companies to contract with local carriers that have expertise in delivering goods securely, with high logistical efficiency.…”

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Freight distribution in megacities: Perspectives of shippers, logistics service providers and carriers

Vieira

Fransoo

Carvalho

2015

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Freight distribution in megacities: Perspectives of shippers, logistics service providers and carriers

Vieira

Fransoo

Carvalho

2015

Journal of Transport Geography

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“…Mencionam ainda que as abordagens mais utilizadas são: a teoria da utilidade com múltiplos atributos e a técnica AHP. De fato, a técnica AHP tem sido utilizada para resolver o problema de localização por vários autores (YURIMOTO; MASUI, 1995;KORPELA;TUOMINEN, 1996;YANG;LEE, 1997;BADRI, 1999;KUO;CHI;KAO, 1999;ATTHIRAWONG;MACCARTHY, 2002;SAWICKA;WĘGLIŃSKI;WITORT, 2010;PORTUGAL;MORGADO;LIMA JR, 2011).…”

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Processo de escolha da melhor localização de unidades operacionais móveis: uma aplicação da técnica processo de análise hierárquica – AHP

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Becker

Eichenberg³

2014

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Este trabalho apresenta a aplicação da técnica Processo de Análise Hierárquica (AHP) para auxiliar o processo decisório de uma pequena empresa, que desenvolveu e usa uma nova tecnologia móvel para o tratamento térmico de pallets de madeira. A decisão refere-se à escolha da melhor combinação de locais para instalar as três bases operacionais da empresa no estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Como o tratamento térmico deve ser sempre realizado nas instalações dos clientes, a localização das bases operacionais é uma decisão-chave para a sobrevivência da empresa, assim como para seu crescimento, pois se relaciona diretamente com várias outras importantes variáveis, como custos operacionais, oferta e treinamento de mão de obra especializada, tempo de resposta às solicitações dos clientes, etc. O portfólio de clientes da empresa vem crescendo consideravelmente devido à inovadora tecnologia usada no processo de esterilização dos pallets. Há mais de 50 clientes espalhados em uma área superior a 250.000 km 2 . Para a diretoria à frente do empreendimento, analisar o problema exclusivamente sob a tradicional ótica de custos pareceu insuficiente. A utilização da técnica AHP proporcionou importantes informações, permitindo incorporar outros fatores na análise, além da visão estritamente financeira. Os fatores envolvidos, sua estrutura hierárquica e seus pesos relativos foram estabelecidos por consenso entre os gerentes e executivos da empresa.Palavras-chave: Tratamento térmico de pallets. Processo de decisão em grupo. Problema da localização. Controle de pestes.

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“…(De Vasconcellos, 2005), urban mobility (Da Silva, Da Silva, & Macedo, 2008) and the comparative analysis of the performance between urban transportation and other modes. Other studies focused on infrastructure such as the localization of cargo terminals and distribution centres (Portugal, Morgado, & Lima, 2011;Marinov et al, 2014). However, our study focuses on the logistics performance and sustainable practices of the companies in urban freight transport.…”

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Assessing carriers’ logistical performance indicator by shippers in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area

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Article Info AbstractKeywords: road freight transportation, logistical performance indicator, non-parametric tests, sustainable practices, urban freight transportation This paper aims to assess the logistics services provided by carriers in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area (SPMA) considering two perspectives: the efficiency of the operations and the adoption of sustainable measures. A survey was applied to the 15 main shippers working with the selected carrier in order to assess logistics performance indicators (on-time-in-full, relationship, lead time, service quality, etc.) as well as sustainability demands (disposal of oil, post-use tires, spare parts, etc.). A second survey was applied to 21 other shippers that hire similar services provided by other carriers in the SPMA. The results indicate that a good relationship between shippers and carriers positively impacts the evaluation of the carriers. Approximately 64% of the informants claim that gas emissions followed by disposal of lubricant, tires and spare parts are the major unsustainable practices to be avoided. This study makes two contributions: to show the most relevant sustainable and logistics aspects that carriers must consider for their services from the viewpoint of shippers and to analyse the influence of the relationship between the companies on the performance indicators.

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Location of cargo terminals in metropolitan areas of developing countries: the Brazilian case

Cited by 32 publications

References 24 publications

Freight distribution in megacities: Perspectives of shippers, logistics service providers and carriers

Freight distribution in megacities: Perspectives of shippers, logistics service providers and carriers

Processo de escolha da melhor localização de unidades operacionais móveis: uma aplicação da técnica processo de análise hierárquica – AHP

Assessing carriers’ logistical performance indicator by shippers in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area

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