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Determinants of Domestic Shippers' Location Choice Decisions  

Kim, Chan-Seong (한국교통연구원 국가교통DB센터)
Seong, Hong-Mo (한국교통연구원 국가교통DB센터)
An, Seung-Beom (인천대학교 동북아물류대학원)
Ye, Chung-Yeol (한국교통연구원 물류연구실)
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Journal of Korean Society of Transportation / v.25, no.1, 2007 , pp. 61-71 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examines the determinants of location decisions for domestic skippers and identifies them with the aid of the location choice model The authors have used Korea's commodity flow survey collected by the inter-regional shippers as well as socio-economic indicators. The results suggest that the location of shippers depend on agglomeration economies, market size, and logistics activities. Finally. this study suggests the direction of locational Policies to help the Korean government with logistics-related policies.
Keywords
location choice; commodity flow survey; location types; domestic freight; location determinants; shipper;
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