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

作者：Chang, Zheng^*; Notteboom, Theo; Lu, Jing

来源：Transportation Planning and Technology, 2015, 38(4): 442-464.

DOI：10.1080/03081060.2015.1026103

• dry ports
• genetic algorithm
• Dalian
• two-phase model
• Fuzzy C-Means Clustering (FCM)
• location analysis

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.

• 出版日期2015-5-19
• 单位大连海事大学