Terminal Location

   

   When you involved in logistics and transportation industries, you must already knows about the terminal right? A terminal may be defined as any facilities where freight are assemble or dispersed. Any location where freight either originates, terminates, or is handled in the transportation process. Terminals are central and intermediate locations in the movements of freight. They often require specific facilities and equipment to accommodate the traffic they handle. Thus, there are the terminal for pick up and delivery, release terminal, break-bulk terminal and others. Terminal is important role in our industries, so the location of the terminal must be suitable and effective. now, what are the right factors in choosing or locating the terminal?

   Terminals may be points of interchange within the same modal system and which insure a continuity of the flows. So, for the first factors in locating terminal is the terminal insfrastructure. It must be situate choosing the location for the terminal is locating the terminal at the place which having complete infrastructure, complete infrastructure here means they are having the road, highway, customs place, warehouse, petrol station and also distribution center. For example, Johor Port located at the southern-most tip of Peninsula Malaysia, Johor Port is strategically positioned in the heart of the sprawling 8,00-acre Pasir Gudang Industrial Estate. The area is home to a comprehensive range of industries specialising in engineering, furniture, telecommunications, electronic good and food products among others. Johor Port is linked to important commercial and industrial centres in Malaysia as well as other ports and neighbouring countries. The network is supported by the nation's road infrastructure and rail connections.

   Next, the locating of terminal is the terminal must be situated or locating in the center of the cities or the place that become the point of view of people. This is because it will be near to the market, supplier and also the customer. This is so important as it will make the transaction becomes easier. The suitable locations will give the benefits for both of the parties which is the seller and the buyer. It means that the supplier can deliver the goods on time as the terminal located near to them and it will increasing the efficiency of the product flow and the customer can receive the goods easily which at the same time increasing the customer satisfaction. For example, we are locating the main terminal which focused on the pickup and delivery activity in the center of Johor Bahru. Both customer and supplier from district of Johor and Singapore can easily pick and deliver the shipment.This is a relevant terminal locating for our industries.

   Lastly, the factors in choosing the best location for the terminal is the accessibility. Accessibility to other terminals (at the local, regional and global scale) as well as how well the terminal is linked to the regional transport system is of importance. it means that you can connect to almost any geographical area. it easy to do the activity of delivery and receiving the freight. Every people can access this terminal for do the buy and sell activity. Thus, you are locating your terminal in rural areas, its gonna be trouble to people acces your terminal. They need to use another transportation to reach your terminal. It is trouble t manage and will increasing the cost of the service and shipment.