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An investigation into the factors influencing inter-urban freight mode choice decisions in the Southern African Development Community region
Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management Pub Date : 2019-11-12 , DOI: 10.4102/jtscm.v13i0.463
Abisai Konstantinus , Mark Zuidgeest

Background: Two recurring issues in freight research regard the determination of the decision-makers in terms of freight mode choice and the modal attributes that shippers consider when making such mode choice decisions. Objectives: As few studies have been conducted in freight transport research in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region; this paper provides empirical results on two research questions that allows the understanding of the freight procurement landscape in SADC. Firstly, who the decision maker is in terms of freight mode choice, and secondly, which modal attributes are consider and in which order, when shippers make mode choice decisions. Method: An online survey was conducted with 86 shippers, freight forwarders and third-party logistics parties across the SADC region to address modal attributes in freight mode choice. The exploded logit model was developed to draw inference from the data. Results: The results confirm that freight mode choice decisions are mostly affected by the shipper, with the freight forwarder being typically employed as the advisor. In terms of modal attributes, the results of an exploded logit model revealed that the top five attributes in terms of importance are reliability with reference to arriving on time, transport cost, risk of damage, frequency of service and transit time. Conclusion: These results can inform freight studies, especially shipper behavioural studies, which require the enumeration of attributes that can lead to improved reliable studies on freight transport.

中文翻译:

南部非洲发展共同体地区影响城市间货运模式选择决策的因素调查

背景:货运研究中有两个反复出现的问题,即关于货运方式选择的决策者的确定以及托运人在做出这种方式选择决定时要考虑的方式属性。目标:由于在南部非洲发展共同体(SADC)地区从事货运研究的研究很少;本文提供了两个研究问题的实证结果,这两个问题使我们可以了解南共体的货运采购情况。首先,在货运方式选择方面,决策者是谁;其次,在托运人做出方式选择决定时,要考虑哪些模式属性以及按照什么顺序。方法:对86名托运人进行了在线调查,南部非洲发展共同体地区的货运代理和第三方物流方,以解决货运方式选择中的方式属性。开发了爆炸式logit模型以从数据中得出推论。结果:结果证实货运方式选择决定主要受托运人的影响,通常由货运代理担任顾问。在模态属性方面,爆炸式logit模型的结果表明,就重要性而言,最重要的五个属性是可靠性,涉及到货时间,运输成本,损坏风险,服务频率和运输时间。结论:这些结果可以为货运研究,尤其是托运人行为研究提供信息,这些研究需要对属性进行枚举,从而可以改进货运的可靠研究。开发了爆炸式logit模型以从数据中得出推论。结果:结果证实货运方式选择决定主要受托运人的影响,通常由货运代理担任顾问。在模态属性方面,爆炸式logit模型的结果表明,就重要性而言,最重要的五个属性是可靠性,涉及到货时间,运输成本,损坏风险,服务频率和运输时间。结论:这些结果可以为货运研究,尤其是托运人行为研究提供信息,这些研究需要对属性进行枚举,从而可以改进货运的可靠研究。开发了爆炸式logit模型以从数据中得出推论。结果:结果证实货运方式选择决定主要受托运人的影响,通常由货运代理担任顾问。在模态属性方面,爆炸式logit模型的结果表明,就重要性而言,最重要的五个属性是可靠性,涉及到货时间,运输成本,损坏风险,服务频率和运输时间。结论:这些结果可以为货运研究,尤其是托运人行为研究提供信息,这些研究需要对属性进行枚举,从而可以改进货运的可靠研究。通常由货运代理担任顾问。在模态属性方面,爆炸式logit模型的结果表明,就重要性而言,最重要的五个属性是可靠性,涉及到货时间,运输成本,损坏风险,服务频率和运输时间。结论:这些结果可以为货运研究,尤其是托运人行为研究提供信息,这些研究需要对属性进行枚举,从而可以改进货运的可靠研究。通常由货运代理担任顾问。在模态属性方面,爆炸式logit模型的结果表明,就重要性而言,最重要的五个属性是可靠性,涉及到货时间,运输成本,损坏风险,服务频率和运输时间。结论:这些结果可以为货运研究,尤其是托运人行为研究提供信息,这些研究需要对属性进行枚举,从而可以改进货运的可靠研究。
更新日期:2019-11-12
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