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{"title":"Efficient, secure and green future scenarios: An application of foresight methodologies on seaports digitalisation","authors":"Giovanna Attanasio,&nbsp;Cinzia Battistella,&nbsp;Elia Chizzolini","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101411","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101411","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The relentless progression of digitalisation permeates every sector, including maritime and transport industries. This study explores the digitalisation landscape expected to evolve over the next decade, with a particular focus on its impact on ports. Employing a combination of Delphi and Roadmapping analyses, it seeks to identify the most probable, impactful, and desirable scenarios.</div><div>The findings give insight on two principal aspects: they identify the digitalisation trends most related and impactful to future ports, and they provide guidance on which technologies to prioritise, also providing their phased implementation to achieve specific scenarios over time.</div><div>The research is structured around three alternative scenarios: efficiency-driven, security-oriented, and green-centric, each with distinct implications for port development and management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 101411"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144089022","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":"Agent-based modelling of electric vehicle adoption: A multidimensional perspective assessment","authors":"Lorella Cannavacciuolo,&nbsp;Vincenzo Maione,&nbsp;Cristina Ponsiglione,&nbsp;Simonetta Primario","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101407","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101407","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To meet the environmental sustainability objectives outlined in the Fit for 55 % program, European nations must curtail their greenhouse gas emissions. Promoting electric vehicle adoption emerges as a pivotal strategy. Previous research has primarily focused on isolated aspects of this phenomenon, neglecting a holistic approach that merges economic, technical, and socio-behavioural dimensions and their interrelations. This paper addresses this gap by developing an electric vehicle adoption agent-based model evaluating the interplay of these aspects. Our findings highlight the relationship among range anxiety and environmental awareness, and the importance of government financial incentives and advertising expenditure in promoting electric vehicle adoption. The model is calibrated to the Italian case, serving as a basis for analysing similar contexts. Due to its design as a typification, this paper provides insights into sustainable policy frameworks that can be extended to cases with comparable characteristics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 101407"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143937349","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":"Queuing theory for efficient drone dispatch in healthcare logistics: An empirical analysis of system performance","authors":"Tejinder Singh Lakhwani,&nbsp;Yerasani Sinjana,&nbsp;Anuj Pal Kapoor","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101404","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101404","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study integrates queuing theory into drone-based healthcare logistics to address delivery delays, resource inefficiencies, and operational constraints in transporting time-sensitive medical supplies, including blood, organs, and vaccines. Traditional ground-based logistics often face traffic congestion, infrastructure limitations, and geographical barriers, compromising the timely delivery of medical resources. Drones offer a transformative solution by bypassing these obstacles, ensuring direct and efficient deliveries, particularly in remote and underserved regions. Leveraging queuing theory, this research develops a dynamic framework for real-time resource allocation, optimizing operational factors such as battery life, payload constraints, and fleet availability. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed queuing-based drone system reduces delivery times by up to 60 %, improves resource utilization by 21 %, and enhances delivery success rates by 18 % compared to conventional logistics models. The model dynamically prioritizes urgent deliveries, adapts to fluctuating demand, and ensures resilience in critical interventions and disaster response scenarios. This study provides actionable insights into optimizing healthcare logistics, with potential enhancements through AI-driven demand prediction and infrastructure advancements. By establishing a scalable and efficient framework, this research contributes to modernizing healthcare supply chains, ensuring reliable access to medical supplies and improved patient outcomes globally.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 101404"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143937348","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":"High-speed railway and entrepreneurship in the hospitality industry","authors":"Ying Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101406","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101406","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>High-speed railway is a crucial advancement in transportation infrastructure and enhances tourist mobility. Using data from Chinese prefecture-level cities from 2009 to 2017, this study finds that high-speed railway positively affects entrepreneurship in the hospitality industry. The finding remains valid after a series of robustness tests and is more prominent for cities located in provinces with better entrepreneurship environments and with famous tourist attractions. Mechanism tests show that high-speed railway affects entrepreneurship in the hospitality industry by increasing tourists' demand for accommodations. The findings of this study provide new and significant evidence of the implications of the construction of high-speed railway.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 101406"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143929398","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":"Transferring synchromodal principles to forest biomass supply: A holistic approach to supply chain design","authors":"Robert Prinz ,&nbsp;Blas Mola-Yudego ,&nbsp;Gernot Erber","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101389","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101389","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Forest biomass supply chains face persistent challenges due to their complexity, fragmentation, and sensitivity to spatial and temporal variability. Traditional supply chain planning methods often lack the flexibility and integrative capacity required to manage these systems efficiently. This conceptual study introduces a holistic planning framework, <em>synchromodality</em> from a supply chain perspective (SSCP)—adapted from recent advancements in the logistics sector, to address the unique characteristics of forest biomass handling. The SSCP framework integrates transportation, production, and inventory decisions, allowing for synchronized, real-time responses to dynamic conditions. This study explores how the SSCP model can be transferred and applied to forest biomass supply chains, highlighting its potential to improve flexibility, coordination, and system-wide efficiency. The findings emphasize the importance of digital infrastructure, stakeholder collaboration, and real-time data availability for implementation. While the framework is conceptual, it provides actionable insights for supply chain managers and policymakers seeking to enhance resilience and responsiveness in biomass logistics. Limitations include the current lack of empirical validation and the need for advanced algorithmic support for decision-making under uncertainty. Future research should focus on practical testing of the model and the development of ICT-supported coordination platforms tailored to the forest sector.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 101389"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143929397","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":"The public transport authority, bus operators and other actors: Different perspectives on the competitive tendering process in Israel","authors":"Yoram Ida ,&nbsp;Gal Talit ,&nbsp;Assaf Meydani","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101388","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101388","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Research on bus service reforms have shown that in most countries, the initial savings they create in operating costs diminish over time. Another insight is that high-quality services require cooperation and mutual trust among the actors involved, and consideration of all the different, and sometimes opposing, needs and positions. The present research examined the mutual trust and cooperation between the actors involved in the provision of bus services in Israel. The different positions of these actors regarding key issues in the process represent points of weakness in the arrangement and possible ways to correct them. The resulting insights may be relevant to transportation authorities in other countries that face similar problems and could contribute to improved service.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 101388"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143916316","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":"Innovative interventions for transforming road capacity, safety and emissions on the England's strategic road network","authors":"Yuxiang Feng ,&nbsp;Leáh Camarcat ,&nbsp;Paraskevi Koliou ,&nbsp;Fahmy Adan ,&nbsp;Paraskevi Michalaki ,&nbsp;Nicolette Formosa ,&nbsp;Georgios Zacharopoulos ,&nbsp;Panagiotis Angeloudis ,&nbsp;Mohammed Quddus","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101398","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101398","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Traffic demand has been forecasted to increase between 24 % to 72 % by 2040 on the England's Strategic Road Network (SRN), exacerbating existing problems relating to collisions, congestion and climate change. This paper aims to identify and investigate innovative interventions to tackle the challenges of improving road capacity, safety and reducing emissions so as to enhance the SRN's performance without constructing new roads. The interventions are categorised in four well-established themes: (i) behaviour and policy, which includes measures such as promoting active travel and public transport usage; (ii) infrastructure, focusing on optimising road and junction design; (iii) connectivity and automation, such as dynamic lane management; and (iv) sustainability, encompassing both harnessing renewable energy sources within the road network and the reduction of emissions from corporate and road users. A thorough review of academic literature and the analysis of documents published by governments and industry worldwide were undertaken to identify key interventions and assess their potential effects on improving road capacity, safety and emissions reduction, particularly on high-speed road networks. Following the examination of these interventions, they are evaluated against a new comprehensive and holistic framework known as PESTEL denoting Policy, Economic, Safety, Technology, Environmental and Location dimensions. The selected interventions were systematically ranked using the widely adopted Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), ensuring a structured and objective evaluation. This holistic methodology would be valuable to network operators who intend to evaluate any intervention, going beyond a standard cost-benefit analysis by attributing a score to each component examined. Furthermore, a time-cost matrix has been established analysing the implementation cost and duration for each of the key interventions. Finally, this paper presents an implementation strategy on how such interventions could be employed within the England's Strategic Road Network.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 101398"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143916317","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":"Promoting electric bicycle sharing for older residents in regional areas: Multilevel structural equation modeling insights","authors":"Panuwat Wisutwattanasak ,&nbsp;Fareeda Watcharamaisakul ,&nbsp;Chinnakrit Banyong ,&nbsp;Anon Chantaratang ,&nbsp;Thanapong Champahom ,&nbsp;Vatanavongs Ratanavaraha ,&nbsp;Sajjakaj Jomnonkwao","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101399","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101399","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent times, a limited number of scholars have explored the impact of spatial or divergent policies across different regions on users' intentions. Consequently, employing a multilevel analysis becomes crucial, as it allows for the examination of how these factors influence user attitudes. This analytical approach proves to be particularly advantageous for local policymakers seeking a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics at play. This study investigates the factors influencing older adults' intentions to use Electric Bicycle Sharing Systems (EBSS) in regional Thailand, emphasizing the impact of spatial policies and regional variations. Utilizing a Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling (MSEM) approach, the study analyzes survey data from 1568 older residents across 41 districts. The findings reveal significant psychological determinants based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), with Perceived Usefulness emerging as the most influential factor. Additionally, environmental aspects, such as enforcement and support, exhibit notable effects on user intentions, with variations across districts. These insights highlight the importance of considering both individual and contextual factors when developing EBSS policies. The results provide valuable guidance for policymakers in designing strategic and sustainable transportation policies tailored to the needs of older residents, ensuring an inclusive and regionally adaptable EBSS framework.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 101399"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143911709","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":"Heterogeneous preferences for cleaner maritime transportation in the tourism sector: A choice experiment from the Galápagos Islands","authors":"William F. Vásquez ,&nbsp;Valeria Ochoa-Herrera ,&nbsp;Cristina Mateus","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101387","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101387","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Maritime transportation plays a crucial role in the tourism sector. However, it also has significant environmental impacts related to water and air pollution, which are even more evident in nature-based tourist destinations. The introduction of hybrid or electric engines in the maritime transportation sector may help curb these environmental impacts and thus promote sustainable tourism. In this study, we designed a choice experiment to identify the preferred mix of fossil fuels and electricity in maritime transportation for touring in the Galápagos Islands. Results from a latent-class logit model indicate that boat tourists have heterogeneous preferences for cleaner maritime transportation based on their environmental preferences. Boat tourists with strong environmental inclinations show linear willingness to pay for the share of electricity in tour boats, preferring electric engines over hybrid and internal-combustion engines. In contrast, boat tourists with weaker environmental preferences show a nonlinear preference structure favoring hybrid boats —a pragmatic middle ground offering some environmental benefit without foregoing the reliability of conventional fossil fuels. This research contributes to the discourse on sustainable tourism by suggesting that investment in greener maritime technologies could be economically viable, offering actionable insights for the transition towards sustainable practices in sensitive ecological destinations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 101387"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143912158","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":"What drives the dynamics of airport parking revenues? A panel study of U.S. airports","authors":"Sen Wang ,&nbsp;Ningning Nicole Kong ,&nbsp;Volodymyr Bilotkach ,&nbsp;Fecri Karanki ,&nbsp;Yi Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101390","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101390","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Airport parking revenue serves as a vital financial resource for supporting airport operations, strategic planning, and infrastructure development. This study examines the influence of internal and external determinants on parking revenue using panel data from 62 hub airports in the United States from 2017 to 2023. The analysis applies three econometric models to systematically identify key drivers of airport parking revenue. The findings reveal that economy parking price, the percentage of locally originating passengers, the percentage of domestic passengers, the share of passengers flying with ultra-low-cost carriers (ULCCs) and low-cost carriers (LCCs), and competition from adjacent commercial service hub airports serving the same metropolitan statistical area are significant factors influencing airport parking revenue. These findings highlight the importance of accounting for traveler characteristics and market structure in airport parking strategy design. This research contributes to the existing literature on non-aeronautical airport revenues by offering actionable insights to inform adaptive, passenger-responsive parking revenue management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 101390"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143907032","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}