M. Poliak, Lucia Švábová, V. Konecný, N. Zhuravleva, K. Čulík
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Abstract
Research background: In determining the prices in road transport, carriers usually use the calculations based on a so-called routes utilisation coefficient, which allows the carrier to also take the possibility of the return rides without load into account Currently it is usually used as a constant from the interval from zero to one Purpose of the article: Considering a different offer of return transport from individual European Union (EU) countries, it can be assumed that the routes utilisation coefficient should have different values because there is a varying level of non-zero probability that the vehicle will return without a load This study therefore proposes a new approach to determining the value of this coefficient based on transport direction The study also aims to identify clusters of EU countries, for which the common value of the coefficient should be set Methods: The Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) test was used to verify the assumption of the differences among the means of transport offers Cluster analysis was used to identify the aforementioned groups of countries This analysis is based on real data on transport offers to Slovakia from 1 different EU countries Findings & value added: The results of the analysis can also be used in other EU countries because if significant differences in transport offers to Slovakia exist in individual countries, there is a reasonable assumption that this conclusion will also be valid in other countries The analysis demonstrated that it is more appropriate to use the routes utilisation coefficient with various values, dependent on the transport direction For the transport companies, implementation of the obtained results into practice is beneficial to increase their competitiveness through the more precise setting of transport prices, but also to the optimisation of the transport price itself with regard to the expected costs
期刊介绍:
The Oeconomia Copernicana is an academic quarterly journal aimed at academicians, economic policymakers, and students studying finance, accounting, management, and economics. It publishes academic articles on contemporary issues in economics, finance, banking, accounting, and management from various research perspectives. The journal's mission is to publish advanced theoretical and empirical research that contributes to the development of these disciplines and has practical relevance. The journal encourages the use of various research methods, including falsification of conventional understanding, theory building through inductive or qualitative research, first empirical testing of theories, meta-analysis with theoretical implications, constructive replication, and a combination of qualitative, quantitative, field, laboratory, and meta-analytic approaches. While the journal prioritizes comprehensive manuscripts that include methodological-based theoretical and empirical research with implications for policymaking, it also welcomes submissions focused solely on theory or methodology.