The transport geography of logistics and freight distribution

Heße, Markus; Rodrigue, Jean-Paul

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2003.12.004

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“…Hence, Hesse and Rodrigue (2004) legitimately remark that research into freight transport and logistics is generally underrepresented in regional science. In logistics, research on co-location is mostly limited to clustering of port and maritime industries (De Langen, 2004;Brett and Roe, 2010).…”

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Spatial concentration and location dynamics in logistics: the case of a Dutch province

Heuvel¹,

Langen²,

Donselaar³

et al. 2013

Journal of Transport Geography

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Spatial concentration and location dynamics in logistics: the case of a Dutch province

Heuvel¹,

Langen²,

Donselaar³

et al. 2013

Journal of Transport Geography

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“…To recognize the more developed role of distribution systems and their interaction with production, distribution is becoming "structural" (see Hesse and Rodrigue 2004;Rodrigue 2005). This means that the need for precise placement of consignments to the point of sale may further influence the way production systems are being operated or where they are located.…”

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confidence: 99%

Global Production Networks

Heß

2017

International Encyclopedia of Geography

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Contemporary capitalism is characterized by a high degree of economic globalization; uneven regional, national, and international development; and increasing fragmentation of production activities within and across borders, among other things. The global production network (GPN) framework has been developed in economic geography and cognate disciplines since the turn of the century as a heuristic device to better understand and analyze these processes and their implications for regional socioeconomic development. GPNs are socially and geographically embedded, multiscalar systems of value creation, enhancement, and capture, orchestrated and governed by complex networks of firms, governments, and civil society actors. Their dynamics and configurations have powerful consequences for development, from the local to the global, catching the attention of researchers but also, more recently, policymakers and international organizations.

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“…The availability of logistics services, among other things, is determined by the location of the enterprise, and the decision on the location is made by the local administration in accordance with the spatial plan (Geurs and van Wee, 2004). In addition, the promotion and development of transport and logistics infrastructure and transport capacity may cause changes in logistics processes and activities and thus stimulate transport demand (Hesse and Rodrigue, 2004) and other requirements for the basic, auxiliary and supplementary logistics services. The location decision on the logistics center or warehouse, mainly takes into account only the property and geological characteristics of the land, even though the solution of this problem requires consideration of a large number of criteria, such as transport accessibility, availability, distance from major economic centers, availability of land for future expansion, etc.…”

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City Logistics – Status and Trends

Tadić

Zečević²,

Krstić³

2015

IJTTE

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City logistics aims to increase the efficiency and mitigate the negative effects of logistics processes and activities, and at the same time support the sustainable development of the urban areas. Major European and national research projects, undertaken from the end of the last century onwards, indicate that the state of the urban area logistics is quite critical. The situation requires a comprehensive analysis and active participation of the authorities and companies in order to solve the growing problems and define the sustainable solutions which would encourage the economic development and improve the living conditions in the city. In order to make logistics activities less routine, and thereby more efficient, many initiatives have been launched, especially in the terms of environmental impact and service quality. However, the changes are slow and environmental trends are setting new challenges. The main problem is the lack of planning activities and comprehensive and long term policy of city logistics. Decisions of city planners are often inadequate, without the analysis of existing situation and interaction of city logistics and complex socio-economic system of the city and its surrounding, without research and studies of different measures and impacts on the overall city logistics system. This article presented the current situation and trends in the implementation of logistics chains within the urban areas in order to highlight the complexity of solving the problems of a complex city logistics system.

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The transport geography of logistics and freight distribution

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Spatial concentration and location dynamics in logistics: the case of a Dutch province

Spatial concentration and location dynamics in logistics: the case of a Dutch province

Global Production Networks

City Logistics – Status and Trends

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