ANALYSIS OF SUITABLE LOCATIONS FOR IMPORT AND EXPORT PACKAGING AND SORTING STATION TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF RANONG PORT (TRANSPORTATION FACILITY)

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the priorities of factors influencing the proper location determination of cargo containment and sorting,
2) to analyze appropriate locations for cargo containment and sorting stations in the southern area.
The sample group used was two urban planning experts, two transportation experts, four logistics users to determine the priority of 17 factors and the ratio of compliance to less than or equal to 0.10 is acceptable by AHP, to determine the optimal location of the containment station. Separating products in the southern region, using the Z-Score analysis to find potential provinces, while finding suitable locations within potential provinces. It is an analysis through the Geographic Information System (GIS) of 14 factors by analyzing the restricted area (Serve analysis).
As a result of summarizing the raw scores as a Z-Score, Surat Thani province had the highest score of 18.14 points out of the 14 southern provinces, indicating that it was the province with the most potential to establish packing and sorting stations. The province was then analyzed for appropriate areas by excluding restricted areas from the analysis, and an Arcmap program was used to analyze Surat Thani province data for compensation. The location with the highest appropriateness rating of 418.20 points is in the Samo Thong subdistrict of Tha Chana district in Surat Thani province representing an area of 80,381.94 square kilometers.