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=== Country centroids ===
 
=== Country centroids ===
 
The centroids used for countries can be improved in several ways:
 
The centroids used for countries can be improved in several ways:
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* population centroids - instead of the geographic centroids we need a center based on the population distribution, so that we can take better into account where the goods will flow ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_of_population link]). This is especially useful for countries we geographically unevenly distributed populations.
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* very large countries (Australia, Canada, Chili) - the geographic centroids cover an area which is just to large, we need to look at the territories within the country seperately. This is also true for France if the DOM's are taken into account;
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=== Maritime container ports ===
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For each country the most appropriate container port must be identified. The following issues complicate things:
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* Some countries have multiple ports. Are different ports used for different origins?
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* Landlocked countries (Burundi, Switzerland, Bhutan): where do they get their maritime goods from and how? We need to look at each country individually;
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Optimally we need a local logistics expert for each country, which can fill in the details. We can offer the hooks so that in the future better values can be easily incorporated.
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=== Logistics modal mix ===
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=== Logistics environmental impact ===
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=== Intra-country logistics ===
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