Efficient and effective transportation networks are backbones to modern societies.
Methodologically their design has mainly been driven by optimization approaches oftentimes
with a strong cost focus. Their strategic planning however should go beyond detailed cost
analysis and identify other key decision drivers. Transportation network centrality describes
the appearance of a network hence is crucial for network design. Anne Paul develops a
strategic approach to transportation network design by conceptualizing transportation network
centrality and relating it to the performance and quality of transportation networks.
Consequently the concept of network centrality serves to support decisions in strategic
network design. A practical implementation of this approach is provided demonstrating its
feasibility. Potential readers include scholars and practitioners from logistics supply chain
management and operational research with an interest in strategic transportation network
design.
