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Micro-dynamics of business location and growth and its effects on the transportation network and congestion in Georgia and the southeast region.
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2014-08-01
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Abstract:The project explored the linkages between industry dynamics and economic activity, and the
macro-congestion aspects of freight transport. The Kia Motors manufacturing plant near West Point,
Georgia was selected for case study. The principal study effort went into collecting data elements
in sufficient detail to allow for in-depth empirical analysis. This included collecting economic activity
and supply chain data associated with the growth in activities both within the plant and among the
many parts suppliers that have moved into the area to serve it. Impact variables examined include those
related to employment in a wide range of occupations, schooling, educational attainment, and
population and migration patterns. A series of economic multipliers are reported, showing some
significant differences between counties with component supplier activity and other counties in the region.
The project also developed a detailed spatial mapping and explored the derivation of supply chain
cost estimates associated with both domestic and international movements of auto industry inputs
and outputs, involving individual and multimodal highway, rail, and waterway shipments.
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