Logistics Access vs Land Availability
Separate logistics-intensive from land-intensive functions using intermediary transfer systems to remove the forced trade-off in site selection.
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Regulations
Business Context
Sites near ports, railways, highways, or major logistics corridors offer strong transportation access but frequently have limited, fragmented, or expensive land. Larger sites may be available farther away but increase transportation complexity.
Green Field Industrial Projects TRIZ Resolution
Separate functions requiring direct logistics access from those requiring large land areas. Use dedicated transfer systems, satellite storage, consolidation points, or optimized transport connections to reduce dependence on a single site satisfying both requirements.
Applicable TRIZ Principles
Principle 1 – Segmentation separates logistics-intensive and land-intensive functions.
Principle 7 – Nested Doll integrates compact logistics functions within larger facility arrangements.
Principle 24 – Intermediary introduces transfer or consolidation systems between transportation networks and the facility.
Expected Outcome
Improved logistics access
Better land utilization
Greater site-selection flexibility
Reduced transportation constraints
Decision Indicators
Logistics corridors have insufficient industrial land.
Large sites require expensive transport connections.
Storage occupies strategically valuable logistics-access areas.
Transportation access limits future expansion.
Site selection repeatedly trades usable area against connectivity.