Factors Influencing Location Selection of Warehouses at the Intra-Urban Level: Istanbul Case

Ali Durmuş, Sevkiye Sence Turk

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Abstract

Depending on the worldwide developments in the industry and services sectors, the increased significance of the logistic sector is continuing. In parallel to this tendency, the need for warehousing as one of the basic activities of logistics has increased and the warehouses have returned to the important function areas for urban sites. In recent years, warehouses are demanded in the real estate market just like houses and offices. In the literature, although there are many supply chain studies focused on location selection of warehouses, there is a lack of studies discussing the behaviour of warehouse location at the intra-urban level. The article investigates the factors affecting the location selection of warehouses and their degree of importance in Istanbul as a case area by using a logistic regression model. It was found that location-specific factors are effective on the location selection of warehouses in the Istanbul metropolitan area, and warehouse location follows a certain economic rationality at the intra-urban level.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)268-292
Number of pages25
JournalEuropean Planning Studies
Volume22
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2014

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