Freight villages warehouse design and rail link aspects

Ballis, A

dc.contributor.author	Ballis, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:24:26Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:24:26Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	03611981	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17260
dc.subject.other	Freight transportation	en
dc.subject.other	Rails	en
dc.subject.other	Sustainable development	en
dc.subject.other	Rail links	en
dc.subject.other	Warehouse sizing	en
dc.subject.other	Warehouses	en
dc.subject.other	Economic Analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Railroads	en
dc.subject.other	Transport	en
dc.subject.other	Ware Houses	en
dc.title	Freight villages warehouse design and rail link aspects	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.3141/1966-04	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1966-04	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	Freight villages reflect a modern way of organizing logistics, transport, and goods distribution activities. Warehouses are a basic element in such building complexes, and their efficient planning and operation is essential for the viability of the system. Warehouse design requires a mixture of analytical skills and creativity. Although effort has been dedicated to defining a global methodological design framework, the most scientific papers on the subject address well-defined, isolated problems. A practitioner may notice, however, that many warehouses offering efficient, cost-effective services are in operation and that several warehouse design manuals exist that tackle aspects of design and operation. Investigating academic and pragmatic points of view, this paper is an attempt to present an overall view of the facility layout and warehouse design problem, and it introduces the analysis and results of the preliminary design phase of a new freight village where issues related to facilities layout, warehouse sizing, and rail connections have been considered.	en
heal.journalName	Transportation Research Record	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.3141/1966-04	en
dc.identifier.issue	1966	en
dc.identifier.spage	27	en
dc.identifier.epage	33	en