Abstract
This paper focuses on strategic planning in developing countries, particularly in freight transport network design and terminal development. Optimal set of transport projects is determined using a transport network design model with some objective function, which can be a single objective function or a multi-objective function. The model involves a bi-level modelling approach, where multimodal multi-user assignment is incorporated in the lower level problem and the combination of transport interventions or projects is optimized in the upper level problem. Application of the model is undertaken using data from the two archipelagic countries of Indonesia and the Philippines - both countries that would surely benefit from a multimodal transport design.
