Title :
A framework of logistics village in reducing the problem regarding goods transportation in peninsular Malaysia
Author :
Arip, Mohd Sabri Mohd ; Mohid, Mohamed Noor Bin ; Tambi, Abdul Malek A ; Shukor, Idrus Abd
Author_Institution :
Malaysian Inst. of Transp. (MITRANS), Univ. Teknol. MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Abstract :
The planning of a good logistics village is very significant for the new era of logistics industry, it play a major role in the transportation and distribution of goods effectively. Efforts were put to understand the characteristics of a comprehensive logistics village planning by referring to Malaysia Environment. Result from the analysis showed that there are differences in planning a logistics village in Malaysia by referring to the local needs. At the end of this paper, a list of comprehensive logistics village planning that meet the needs of logistics industry in Malaysia was identified.
Keywords :
goods distribution; logistics; town and country planning; transportation; Peninsular Malaysia; goods distribution; goods transportation; local needs; logistic industry; logistic village planning; Industries; Logistics; Planning; Rails; Roads; Vehicles; Logistics village; characteristics; distribution system; infrastructure;
Conference_Titel :
Business Engineering and Industrial Applications Colloquium (BEIAC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0425-2
DOI :
10.1109/BEIAC.2012.6226066
