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A two-phase model for dry port location with an application to the port of Dalian in China

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  • Zheng Chang
  • Theo Notteboom
  • Jing Lu

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This paper provides guidance for an optimal and reasonable dry port layout for the port of Dalian in China. We present a two-phase framework on the location of dry ports, which solves the selection of candidate inland cities and optimal dry port location choice, respectively. Fuzzy C-Means Clustering is applied to select alternative cities in the vast hinterland of the seaport of Dalian, with a view to identify evaluation factors that affect the location selection decision. A cost-minimisation linear programming solution is proposed, with the aid of a genetic algorithm, to choose the optimal location as well as capacity level among the candidate inland cities.

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  • Zheng Chang & Theo Notteboom & Jing Lu, 2015. "A two-phase model for dry port location with an application to the port of Dalian in China," Transportation Planning and Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(4), pages 442-464, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:transp:v:38:y:2015:i:4:p:442-464
    DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2015.1026103
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