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Creators:
Asef-Vaziri, Ardavan
Corporate Creators:
California State University, Northridge. Dept. of Systems and Operations Management
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Container Terminals Container Terminals--California--Inland Empire--Planning Decision Support Systems Decision Support Systems--California--Inland Empire River Ports
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
California
Corporate Publisher:
Leonard Transportation Center.
Abstract:
By diverting port-related truck trips to rail, the development and operation of an inland port in

southern california (i) increase transportation efficiency by switching from truck to train, (ii)

create a smoother flow on the highways, (iii) create a cleaner environment, (iv) increase the

capacity of the ports, (v) reduce demands on port land, and (vi) promote inland economic

development and logistics integration. The secondary functions could be: (a) empty container

depot, (b) air cargo consolidation, (c) transloading, (d) free trade zoning, (e) agile port container

sorting. (f) value-added services, and (g) trade processing. In several reports, Inland Empire has

been named as an attractive location for an inland port serving ports of Los Angeles and Long

Beach. The main reasons for its attractiveness include proximity to the Colton intermodal

facility, potential for finding an appropriate site, and relatively low initial investment. The

purpose of this research project is to develop a decision support tool to identify the optimal

location of the Inland Empire inland port. Given the daily origin-destination data from the ports

to the distribution centers and processing centers in the Inland Empire, the model identifies the

optimal location of an inland port. Due to environmental, legal, land availability, and economical

concerns, it may not be feasible to locate an inland port on the theoretical optimal site. The

decision support tool will also provide a set of contour lines showing the total truck miles

traveled for the sites other than the theoretical optimal site.


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Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection University Transportation Centers
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