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A logistics-oriented and industry-based analysis approach for understanding transport logistic trends of innovative Tasmanian firms
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Refaei, N, A logistics-oriented and industry-based analysis approach for understanding transport logistic trends of innovative Tasmanian firms, Proceedings of Intellectbase International Consortium, December 2008, Las Vegas, NV, pp. 8-19. ISBN 1940197600 (2008) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
Understanding transport logistics trends and characteristics associated with firms has become important for long-term
transport policymaking aimed to support industries. A group of firms that deserves particular attention is innovative firms
because of their higher contribution to the economy and its growth. This paper presents an analysis approach that was
developed within a research program (PhD) on identifying transport logistics trends of innovative firms in the small-scale
economy of Tasmania, Australia. The analysis approach consists of a logistics-oriented and industry-based quantitative
analysis. It is based on the subdivision of the freight task into intrastate, export, and import freight subtasks; the association of
these with six transport logistics parameters; and the development of the concepts of firm class, logistics intensity, and freight
value intensity. The analysis approach was applied to the Tasmanian land freight task between 2002103 and 2005106 (period
for which detailed freight data are available). The application led to the development of several matrices, the analytical
examination of which allowed to acquire comprehensive understanding of the evolution of transport logistics patterns and
characteristics associated with Tasmanian industries. This understanding represents an essential prerequisite for the
development of long-term transport policies that take into account current and future needs of Tasmanian industries in terms of
logistics requirements. The analysis approach can be applied to any freight data that have similar structure to the Tasmanian
freight data, and to any group of firms.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
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| Keywords: | Innovation, Freight Logistics, Transport Trends |
| Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
| Research Group: | Transportation and Freight Services |
| Research Field: | Rail Transportation and Freight Services |
| Objective Division: | Transport |
| Objective Group: | Other Transport |
| Objective Field: | Intermodal Materials Handling |
| UTAS Author: | Refaei, N (Mr Nasser Refaei) |
| ID Code: | 55429 |
| Year Published: | 2008 |
| Deposited By: | Australian Innovation Research Centre |
| Deposited On: | 2009-03-10 |
| Last Modified: | 2010-10-06 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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