%0 Journal Article
%T Hinterland Intermodal Freight Flow Optimization for Ports Competition  Evidence of West Africa ECOWAS Region
%A Brou Mathias Allate
%J Open Journal of Applied Sciences
%P 215-229
%@ 2165-3925
%D 2019
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojapps.2019.94018
%X Major
problem considered in this study was the intermodal routing problem </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">of regional freight transportation in West Africa
ECOWAS (Economic </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Community Of West Africa States), which can be defined
as the problem of determining the freight flow quantity, the transportation
mode in each transit corridor while satisfying the freight demand at each West
Africa transit country (Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger). The objective was to
minimize in land transportation costs. In order to solve optimally and
represent the problem, this research employed a linear programming model. The
model was solved using Lingo Mathematic Application. The model results showed
that port oriented freight logistics in west Africa ECOWAS region do not flow
along optimal path and such incur longer time and higher logistics cost than is
geographically necessary.
%K Port Hinterland
%K Port Competition
%K Intermodal Transport Optimization
%K West Africa
%K Lingo Language
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=91949