Below are the first 10 and last 10 pages of uncorrected machine-read text (when available) of this chapter, followed by the top 30 algorithmically extracted key phrases from the chapter as a whole.
Intended to provide our own search engines and external engines with highly rich, chapter-representative searchable text on the opening pages of each chapter.
Because it is UNCORRECTED material, please consider the following text as a useful but insufficient proxy for the authoritative book pages.
Do not use for reproduction, copying, pasting, or reading; exclusively for search engines.
OCR for page 31
to specific markets, costs, and population trends may drive the early
stages. A secondary screening may involve examining highway
and rail networks to determine areas with service advantages. The
third screening may evaluate total costs of operation for the final
candidate sites. The final stage may then involve more site-specific
issues such as specific facilities and the labor available in a particular
community.
Stages of site selection
Field
Validation
Final
Planning and Network Location Negotiations
Strategy Modeling Screening and Location
Cost Selection
Modeling
While these steps are shown above as a sequence, stages often
overlap and recycle in an iterative manner. For example, some
organizations combine the network modeling and location screening
stages. Others develop the financial model early in the project to
determine overall feasibility and then refine it based upon new
knowledge throughout the process. Sometimes location selection
needs to cycle back to a previous stage.
Freight Facility Location Selection: A Guide for Public Officials 31
