EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL TRANSLOAD FACILITY LOCATIONS IN THE UPPER PENINSULA (UP) OF MICHIGAN

ix CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background of the Research 1 1.2. Statement of the Problem 2 1.3. Objectives of the Study 4 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 5 2.1 Transportation Logistics in the Supply Chain 5 2.2 Principles of Intermodal / Multimodal Transportation 7 2.3 Facilities and Equipment for Intermodal/ Multimodal Transport 10 2.4 Transport Model 12 2.5 Shipping Costs for Truck and Rail 13 2.6 Carbon Emission Factors 16 2.7 Carbon Emission Cost 19 CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY 20 3.1. Single mode and multimodal transportation chains 20 3.2. Transport Model for the Study 22 3.3. Notation of Parameters for Equation Formulation 25 3.4. Equation Formulation 27 CHAPTER FOUR: TRANSLOAD FACILITY ANALYSIS FOR MICHIGAN’S UPPER PENINSULA 30 4.