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dc.contributor.authorWu, Yong
dc.contributor.authorBurke, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorCui, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorHall, Peter V.
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-18T00:24:31Z
dc.date.available2018-09-18T00:24:31Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn1881-1124
dc.identifier.doi10.11175/easts.11.2444
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/141519
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates trade-offs between direct and indirect shipping of overseas containers from East Asia to North Queensland, Australia. Direct shipping is where fully consolidated containers are directly transported to a destination port near which end customers are located; indirect shipping uses hub ports where de-consolidation/consolidation of goods occurs, and then land bridging to end customers in more distant locations. Indirect shipping is common in Australia for coastal locations with less volume. However, recent demographic changes in Queensland make the option of direct shipping, especially for goods from East Asia, more viable. This paper compares the cost, lead time, inventory level and social benefits for these two options. A quantitative case is then presented to illustrate these differences for a typical home appliance commodity. The results indicate that once sufficient freight volume is accumulated direct shipping is beneficial. These changes have significant consequences for Australia's logistics landscape.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageenglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherEastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom2444
dc.relation.ispartofpageto2458
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
dc.relation.ispartofvolume11
dc.subject.fieldofresearchTransport Planning
dc.subject.fieldofresearchRail Transportation and Freight Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchTransportation and Freight Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode120506
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode150702
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1507
dc.titleDirect over Indirect Container Transport for 'Remote' Areas: A Case for North Queensland?
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Department of International Business and Asian Studies
gro.rights.copyright© 2015 Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
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gro.griffith.authorBurke, Matthew I.
gro.griffith.authorWu, Yong
gro.griffith.authorCui, Jenny


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