Identifying and investigating the factors affecting the mode choice of freight transportation in supply chain logistics

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1 civil engineering industry and science university of iran

2 Iran University of Science and Technology

3 M.Sc., Student, Department of Road and Transportation Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.

10.22034/road.2024.437574.2246

Abstract

The issue of goods transportation is the foundation of the progress of human societies and has a significant impact on communications between different countries. The most important parameters discussed in the transportation of goods include the volume of goods moved between origin and destination mode choice for moving goods, and the determination of the route and timing of these movements. Among these, the mode choice of transportation is of particular importance. Mode choice requires the use of relevant indicators and parameters for analysis and evaluation. Understanding these indicators and parameters related to the mode choice of transportation can determine the desirability of each mode and make a significant contribution to this process. The purpose of this research is to identify and investigate the most important and effective indicators used in the mode choice of transportation in previous studies, considering multi-modal transportation and looking at the most important characteristics of this field. In addition, the discussion of the most important and frequent indicator used in previous research, cost of transportation, and the introduction of a new indicator called value of time for use in future researches. The results of this research show that the indicators include transportation cost, travel time, distance, and reliability are the most effective indicators in the mode choice of transportation for goods. Additionally, indicators such as the type of goods, weight, value, damage, and disappearance of goods are considered as secondary importance indicators.

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