期刊名称：International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2222-6990
出版年度：2018
卷号：8
期号：11
页码：1758-1771
DOI：10.6007/IJARBSS/v8-i11/5352
语种：English
出版社：Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
摘要：Malaysia still lacks in having a comprehensive development of intermodal freight transport terminal in order to help facilitate transportation and goods distribution system effectively. Therefore, there is a need to consider the establishment of a comprehensive intermodal freight transport terminal planning at these freight terminals; ports, inland ports and distriparks to support the tremendous pace of logistics development and overcome freight transportation and logistics problems in Malaysia. This study focuses on the physical elements, core-on site service elements and core-on site activity elements as the framework to enhance goods transportation and distribution system performance as well as reducing logistical issues and problems for these freight terminals in Malaysia. By using quantitative approaches, a survey was conducted by the researcher towards 257 freight forwarder companies in Malaysia for completing this study. The data were analysed using multiple regression analysis in order to measure the performance of the intermodal freight transport terminals studied. Findings showed that the physical elements, core-on site activities and core-on site services affected goods transportation and distribution system performance of the intermodal freight transport terminal in Malaysia by following the significant aspect.
