{"title":"Persistent and transient inefficiency in ports: An application to Spanish port authorities","authors":"Beatriz Tovar , Alan Wall","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101124","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We estimate technical efficiency using stochastic frontier techniques, distinguishing between persistent and transient inefficiency. Previous studies in the port efficiency literature have accounted for firm heterogeneity and time-varying technical inefficiency. However, no port studies to date have accounted for heterogeneity, time-invariant (persistent) and time-varying (transient) inefficiency. Accounting for both types of inefficiency is important because addressing them requires different types of managerial measures. Using data from a sample of Spanish port authorities observed over the period 1993–2020, we estimate a stochastic output distance frontier with four error components which includes determinants of persistent and transient inefficiency. Port authorities show very low levels of transient inefficiency but higher levels of persistent inefficiency. Overall inefficiency is therefore basically due to persistent inefficiency. We find that port authorities managing more than a single port suffer from greater persistent inefficiency, whereas those located on the Mediterranean seaboard have a structural advantage over their Atlantic seaboard counterparts in terms of persistent inefficiency. The type of output and its share of national output also affect persistent inefficiency.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101124"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210539524000269/pdfft?md5=9a891d947f751ad2fb849d66bf3879c6&pid=1-s2.0-S2210539524000269-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140555693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluating the long-run effect of economic factors on airline service failures: A comparison between low-cost and legacy carriers with an ARDL approach","authors":"Qian Ma, Guojun Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101128","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101128","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>With the increasing airline business model hybridization, the difference in service sensitivity concerning financial conditions between low-cost carriers (LCCs) and legacy carriers remains to be determined. Considering the close connections between systematic economic factors and airline financial conditions, we focus on how fuel costs, the interbank lending rate, and market concentration affect the service failures of LCCs and legacy carriers. In the US domestic airline business context, the analysis is conducted using an autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL)-bounds testing approach and time series data from June 2003 through May 2023. The results indicate that the long-run effects of the interbank rate and fuel costs on airline services vary across low-cost and legacy carriers. Despite the comparable service levels achieved by LCCs and legacy carriers, their service dynamics respond differentially to financial performance, a factor intricately linked to interbank rates and fuel costs. LCCs exhibit a superior proficiency in cost management, potentially contributing to their lower susceptibility to variations in financial performance compared to legacy carriers. Market concentration adversely impacts the service failures of LCCs and legacy carriers. Intense market competition, particularly when resulting in reduced pricing, may diminish the motivation for airlines to enhance their service quality. The research contributes to understanding the long-run relationship between financial performance and the service of LCCs and legacy carriers within the framework of business convergence. Such insights are of paramount significance for airline managers and policymakers. Furthermore, our research outcomes offer empirical evidence facilitating a more comprehensive understanding of the convergence of airline business models from a service perspective.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101128"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140537263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xuefeng Li , Mingyang Du , Yuxi Shen , Jingzong Yang
{"title":"The intention of continual use of dockless bike sharing connecting with metro: A perspective based on loyal users","authors":"Xuefeng Li , Mingyang Du , Yuxi Shen , Jingzong Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101126","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The aim of this study is to explore the factors influencing the intention to continually use dockless bike sharing connecting with metro in the context of various new convenient modes of transportation. Firstly, based on the questionnaires collected in Nanjing, China, basic attributes and travel characteristics of users who use dockless bike sharing to connect with the metro are compared and analyzed. Secondly, an ordered logit model is established to investigate the influencing factors of the continuous usage intention of the dockless bike sharing connecting with metro. The model results indicate that: (1) the increase in the monthly income and the education level has a restraining effect on the intention to continue using dockless bike sharing connecting with the metro, although this trend of reduced usage intention is less pronounced among users with higher education levels. (2) Travel duration and travel time also negatively affect the intention to continue using this mode. Interestingly, during peak hours on weekdays, users exhibit a higher willingness to use dockless bike sharing connecting with the metro. (3) Factors such as saving time, solving taxi availability issues, improving accessibility in remote areas, and users' environmental consciousness encourage the continued use of this travel mode. In contrast, high accessibility, network congestion, difficulties in finding parking lots, personal information security risks, high costs, imbalances in supply and demand during peak periods, traffic congestion, and bad weather discourage users to continuously use this mode. Finally, based on these findings, several policies and suggestions to promote the continuous use of dockless bike sharing connecting with the metro are proposed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101126"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140533668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Route selection of periodic multimodal transport for logistics company: An optimisation approach","authors":"Niloofar Dini, Saeed Yaghoubi, Hamideh Bahrami","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101123","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>For transporting cargo from an origin to a destination, there are several routes with various transport modes, but in practice, only one route should be selected. In this regard, one of the main activities of Logistics Companies (LCs) is to select an optimal route for transporting freight. This complexity intensifies in periodic transport across multiple origins and destinations. This paper aims to develop a dual-phase mathematical model for LCs, considering cost, time, reliability, and air and noise pollution. Indeed, in periodic transport, there is a possibility of merging the cargo with the next shipment, which can lead to lower total costs. Multimodality is also another important consideration for LCs that can reduce cost and environmental impacts. The model leverages Data Envelopment Analysis in the tactical planning phase to filter efficient routes and a multi-objective model in the operational phase for optimal route selection. The proposed approach is validated by the real case of Thailand and Vietnam, which presents practical and managing insights for LCs and shippers. The study underscores the significance of route adjustments in periodic transport and provides valuable insights for LCs and shippers, emphasising the benefits of multimodal solutions in optimising freight logistics.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101123"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140342441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Changes in efficiency and physical size of container ports: An integration of genetic matching and stochastic data envelopment analysis","authors":"Volkan Efecan , İzzettin Temiz","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101125","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Benchmarking container ports of different physical sizes and figuring out the relationship between size and efficiency is complex due to the heterogeneous environment. In dealing with heterogeneity, the selection bias is often overlooked. Therefore, this study proposes an integrated multivariate genetic matching and stochastic DEA algorithm to evaluate the efficiency of container ports. It paves the way for container ports that differ in a selected feature, such as size, to be benchmarked using well-balanced clusters. Thus, the port managers can identify the most similar-featured peers in benchmarking with DEA or alternative models to acquire robust estimates without dependence on a longitudinal data set. The results of the model applied to international container ports imply the increase in size impacts efficiency negatively, while connectivity does positively, which contradicts the commonly held perception of stakeholders that the larger the container ports, the more efficient. That is, well-managed small container ports can also be as efficient. Therefore, it is concluded that the results of integrating genetic matching into the performance measurement provide beneficial inferences. In future research, clustering the observed container ports according to a specific feature and balancing clusters with multivariate genetic matching can provide valuable insights into the industry.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101125"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140342442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ajith Tom James , Adnan Qayyum Khan , Mohammad Asjad , Girish Kumar , Vedpal Arya
{"title":"Identification and evaluation of challenges in commercial vehicle transport business in India post-implementation of BS-VI emission norms","authors":"Ajith Tom James , Adnan Qayyum Khan , Mohammad Asjad , Girish Kumar , Vedpal Arya","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101122","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101122","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Commercial vehicles are an indispensable part of logistics and public transport in India. It is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions too. Several countries across the world have implemented stringent statutory norms for vehicular emissions that all the automobile OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) have to adhere to while designing, producing, and after-sales the vehicle. India has also mandated BS-VI (Bharat Stage- Six) emissions norms from April 2020. Though the motive of the implementation is commendable and will prove good to society at large in the years to come, its implementation of it has created enormous challenges for OEMs and users, particularly commercial vehicles. There are several reasons attributed to it. This paper is an attempt to identify and evaluate the challenges in the commercial vehicle transport business after the implementation of BS-VI emission norms. Various challenges are identified through literature and interactions with experts and users. The challenges are then ranked according to their significance using AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process). The challenges are then grouped into cause-and-effect categories using DEMATEL (Decision making trial and evaluation laboratory). The outcomes of the analysis would help OEMs, policymakers, and automobile users to take appropriate decisions and corrective actions for overcoming especially the maintenance and human related challenges.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101122"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140270603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding the impact of laziness and pedestrian intervention on car dependence within the context of a European island","authors":"Karyn Scerri, Maria Attard","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101121","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Sedentary behaviour, including sitting in motorised vehicles, has been linked with negative physical and psychological health repercussions, even in sufficiently physically active individuals. It is therefore pivotal to identify factors and potential determinants associated with this sedentary behaviour, including the role of the urban environment. Within the plethora of studies analysing habits and experiences as psychological determinants, few have delved into the concept of laziness and car use. This research explores the phenomenon of laziness by measuring people's perceived physical exertion to walk for short-distance trips and applies the ‘Lazy User Theory’ to examine the constructs of people's lazy user behaviour in modal choice. Using questionnaires, interviews and workshops, the paper seeks to understand the link between laziness and car use for short-distance trips by using pedestrian intervention as a tool for analysis. The findings show significant links between higher frequencies of car use and increased perceived exertion of walking for short-distance trips. Although the preliminary application of the Lazy User Theory model was not able to fully explain the behaviour of car-use for short-distance commuting trips, the construct of mental effort provided the best explanation for this behaviour within this context. The paper concludes with policy-relevant feedback from the community on pedestrian interventions to encourage a shift to walking and the next steps for further research into understanding laziness as a determinant of travel behaviour.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101121"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210539524000233/pdfft?md5=d59cf0686c5cb8a94d48a9ca8b8ac2ab&pid=1-s2.0-S2210539524000233-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140145273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study of adoption of ride-hailing services: Moderating role of consumer frugality and status consumption in collaborative consumption","authors":"Kedar Bhatt , Nirav Halvadia , Priyanka Shah , Anil Sharma , Sachin Deshmukh","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101113","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Adoption of ride-hailing services today is on the rise, especially within emerging markets. This study examines the same within India's context, as there's limited research on this topic. In order to explore the relationship between consumer attitudes and the behavioral intentions to adopt these services, we use the Theory of Reasoned Action. Then, we investigate the impact of both utilitarian and hedonic values on consumers' attitudes. Using data from 390 Indian ride-hailing service users, we identify frugality and status consumption as key personality traits that effectively moderate the relationship between perceived value and attitude towards ride-hailing services. We also observe that both utilitarian and hedonic values significantly influence consumer attitudes towards these services, which in turn affect their intent to use them. Finally, the study derives several critical implications for academics, practitioners, and policymakers.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101113"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140122810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A risk-based decision-making scheme for short-sea liner fleet renewal to achieve carbon reduction targets","authors":"Yuzhe Zhao , Yiji Ma , Zhongxiu Peng , Jingmiao Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101112","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper presents a green fleet renewal decision model for carbon reduction technologies in the short and medium-term planning horizon. The objective is to explore the commercial decisions over green fleet renewal made by short-sea liner shipping companies in response to the carbon reduction targets set by the International Maritime Organization. To address the environmental constraints and uncertainty surrounding operational demand and fuel prices, a two-stage stochastic programming model was developed. This model integrates various factors including ship buying and selling, retrofitting, operation area allocation, and speed determination, intending to maximize expected profits. When it comes to fleet renewal issues involving investments in carbon reduction technologies, the conditional value at risk was utilized to manage the risk of bankruptcy. The study also examines the relationship between bankruptcy risk and expected profit, offering time- and risk-related strategies for liner shipping companies operating in short seas.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101112"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140096027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"China's high-speed rail industrial organization structure reform under inter-modal competition","authors":"Xiaoqi Wang , Honghai Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101114","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>China has an independent high-speed railway (HSR) system that is different from ordinary railways. Compared to conventional rail, HSR faces more competition from transport such as aviation, since its faster speed. Designing an industrial organization structure suitable for HSR is a key issue to be solved in furthering the reform of the China railway industry. By constructing a Salop model with horizontal differentiation, we analyze the economic effects of implementing different industrial organization structures for HSR under the condition of inter-modal competition. The study found that introducing train operators or establishing regional companies may lead to foreclosure effects under the vertical integration (VI) structure. Under the vertical separation (VS) structure, introducing train operators or establishing regional companies can promote competition, but it easily leads to double marginalization problem. Regardless of the structure, whether VI or VS, introducing train operators or establishing regional companies also has lock-in effects on some HSR passengers. These effects lead to higher fares, which harm consumer surplus, but it may not necessarily improve the profits of the entire HSR industry. In general, maintaining the VI or implementing the complete VS (including simple VS and introducing train operators under VS structure) can obtain better social welfare under certain conditions, depending on the cost difference of various transport modes. According to this conclusion and the situation in China, we have proposed several directional recommendations for the future reform.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101114"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140063215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}