Impacts of e-commerce on warehousing and distribution in California
The purpose of this research is to document and analyze trends in location patterns of warehousing and distribution (WD) activity in California over the past decade, and to explore the relationship between these trends and the growth of e-commerce. This research builds on a previous study of WD trends in California 2003-2013 and extends to 2021. The research will have two parts. Part 1 is a descriptive analysis of WD trends, including the distribution and change in overall numbers of W&Ds, change in WD distribution with respect to general population and employment trends; change in WD spatial patterns, using location quotient as well as the average distance to the central business district (CBD) over time. Part 2 examines possible explanatory factors for the observed trends using statistical models.
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Language
- English
Project
- Status: Programmed
- Funding: $100000
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Contract Numbers:
65A0674
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Sponsor Organizations:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Managing Organizations:
METRANS Transportation Consortium
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA United States -
Project Managers:
Hong, Jennifer
Bruner, Britain
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Principal Investigators:
Giuliano, Genevieve
- Start Date: 20240101
- Expected Completion Date: 20241231
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Electronic commerce; Location; Spatial analysis; Warehousing
- Geographic Terms: California
- Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Policy; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01893868
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center
- Contract Numbers: 65A0674
- Files: UTC, RIP
- Created Date: Sep 21 2023 1:52PM