Identifying influential attributes in freight route/mode choice decisions: A content analysis

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-53

  Cullinane, Kevin ^a   Toy, Neal ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attribute selection; Content analysis; Decision models; Freight; Mode choice; Stated preference

Indexed keywords

ATTRIBUTE LEVELS; ATTRIBUTE SELECTION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MODELING; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FREIGHT; FREIGHT ROUTES; MODE CHOICE; STATED PREFERENCES; STUDY METHODS;

DECISION MAKING; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; METHODOLOGY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033988314     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1366-5545(99)00016-2     Document Type: Article

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