The Influence of Regional and Local Accessibility on Logistic Firm Location

Abstract

This paper describes a model of logistic firm location choice decision which includes two levels such as the regional choice and zone choice process. In which, the main contributions of this study are an analyzing the influence of regional accessibility and zonal accessibility on the logistic firm location choice decision by using the discrete choice model. The results indicate that the distance to the nearest station keeps a key role in the location choice decision of miscellaneous light manufacturers. In addition, the distance to the nearest IC highway is also very important factor for these manufactures and product wholesalers. These accessibility variables, however, are less important for the retailers. Finally, the spatial effects strongly affect the zone choice decision-making process of all firms.