Sanwei He , Ling Mei , Shan Yu , Shaochun Huang , Lei Wang
{"title":"The impact of high-speed rail network on high-end service industry development: Evidence from the Yangtze River Delta, China","authors":"Sanwei He , Ling Mei , Shan Yu , Shaochun Huang , Lei Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101253","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101253","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Amidst the rapid evolution of transportation infrastructure, high-speed rail emerges as a transformative force reshaping regional economies. This study addresses a critical research gap by exploring the influence of HSR on high-end service industries within China's dynamic Yangtze River Delta region. Recognizing the strategic importance of HSR in contemporary economic landscapes, the research delves into its role as a catalyst for industrial growth, particularly in sectors pivotal for knowledge-intensive high-end service industry. Using Social Network Analysis and fixed effect models, the study assesses the multifaceted impacts of HSR network accessibility and connectivity on key sectors like scientific research, financial services, business services, and information transmission. Findings indicate a significant positive influence on most sectors, although nuances emerge in financial services, highlighting the complex interplay between HSR and sector-specific dynamics. The study further reveals distinct effects across various urban sizes and locations, pointing to an urban-centric advantage in HSR's economic impacts. By identifying market demand, technology spillover, and labor pooling as principal channels of HSR's influence, this research contributes to the understanding of how modern transportation infrastructures can be leveraged for regional economic integration and sectoral development. While focusing on the YRD, the study's insights offer a broader reflection on the strategic planning of HSR in similar global contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"58 ","pages":"Article 101253"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142757229","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 effects of TOD on economic vitality in the post-COVID-19 era","authors":"Longzhu Xiao , Jixiang Liu , Shanshan Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101247","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101247","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With the changes in people's spatial cognitions, preferences and behavior patterns as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, the way transit-oriented development (TOD) boosts economic vitality has enormously altered. Hence, this study employs machine learning methods to explore the effects of TOD on economic vitality under COVID-19 and recalibrate existing TOD planning models and design principles. Based on multi-source data of Hong Kong, it measures economic vitality of MTR station areas with life service reviews and depicts built environment therein from three dimensions including node, tie, and place. It discovers that (1) the outbreak of COVID-19 impaired the economic vitality effects of TOD; (2) the global relative importance of MTR station centrality and ground space index declined during the outbreak and bounced back afterwards, meanwhile, that of street centrality, street betweenness, street detour ratio, and green space coverage increased and that of bus density, MTR station betweenness, and average building height decreased; (3) the economic vitality effects of TOD were nonlinear, and the threshold values and effective ranges of built environment variables remained constant across the time; (4) the economic vitality effects of TOD were moderated by the pandemic. This study enlightens urban policymakers and practitioners with nuanced criteria for pandemic-adaptive TOD planning and design strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"58 ","pages":"Article 101247"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142746060","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}
Jose Antonio Cavero-Rubio, Monica Gonzalez-Morales
{"title":"Environmental certification and the financial performance of passenger airlines. The mediating effect of image perception, asset management and employee behaviour","authors":"Jose Antonio Cavero-Rubio, Monica Gonzalez-Morales","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101246","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101246","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Passenger airlines is an important sector throughout the world. However, it has faced criticism and pressure due to its harmful effects on the planet, leading airlines to adopt measures to protect the environment. As environmental responsibility can be a source of competitive advantages resulting from an improvement in image and internal technical and operational efficiency, it could increase their financial performance. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyse whether their financial performance increases as a result of the competitive advantages gained from the effect of their environmental attitude on the environmental image of passengers, sustainable asset management, and employee ecological behaviour. Using the panel data technique for the 2010–2019 period, a comparison is made of certified and non-certified passenger airlines, differentiated according to ownership, routes they operate, fares, belonging to an alliance and the airline's world region. On the whole, the evidence obtained shows that while the effect of certification on the environmental image of passengers and on sustainable asset management does not increase the financial performance of certified airlines, it does so partially with respect to employee ecological performance. It could be affirmed that the funds and efforts allocated to being more respectful towards the environment do not lead to competitive advantages that could have a greater impact on financial performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"58 ","pages":"Article 101246"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142746057","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}
Abraham Leung , Claudia Burlando , Tiziano Pavanini
{"title":"Market segmentation and willingness to pay for public transport annual passes among older adults: insights from Genoa, Italy","authors":"Abraham Leung , Claudia Burlando , Tiziano Pavanini","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101243","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101243","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A survey of older adults aged 65 and over (<em>n</em> = 247) was conducted in Genoa, often described as ‘the oldest city in the oldest country’ in Europe. This paper presents two scenarios exploring older people's willingness to pay (WTP) for annual tickets for local public transport (LPT) and examines the impact of factors such as cost, time, and comfort. These insights could help address the challenges of travel in ageing societies. A segmentation analysis based on the mean values of the two WTP scenarios (status quo and improved services) was conducted, followed by linear regression modelling to understand how older adults' socio-demographic traits, perceptions, and travel behaviour affect their WTP.</div><div>Our findings suggest that the pricing of the annual pass (€345 at the time of survey) exceeds the WTP indicated by respondents. The mean WTP for the status quo level of service (€221.36) was much lower than the WTP if service levels were improved (€304.07). Women were found to be more likely to use LPT but also tended to live alone and have lower incomes. Off-peak hours, particularly in the afternoon, were also associated with a higher WTP. This research is important in the context of Europe's ageing population, highlighting the need for more inclusive transport options for older adults. Public transport authorities (PTAs) should explore more tailored approaches to pricing and service provision. It is imperative to balance the competing goals of cost recovery, equity, and service attractiveness to encourage older people's uptake of LPT services, while maintaining accessibility and wellbeing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"58 ","pages":"Article 101243"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142723144","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}
Fang Sun , Shenglu Wang , Ziyue Hu , Yu Zhang , Lunlong Zhong
{"title":"Air-rail intermodal collaborative decision making for aircraft recovery from airport station disruption","authors":"Fang Sun , Shenglu Wang , Ziyue Hu , Yu Zhang , Lunlong Zhong","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101240","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101240","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>During airport disruptions caused by capacity shortages, it is crucial for airlines to have an effective recovery plan to minimize losses and prevent the spread of disruptions and delays. This study proposes an air-rail intermodal Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) approach, which recommends incorporating High-Speed Railway (HSR) transportation into the management of aircraft recovery from airport station disruptions. The structural properties of the proposed model indicate employing a Lagrangian relaxation with subgradient methods to effectively obtain near-optimal solutions. A framework for developing Lagrangian heuristics (heuristics based on Lagrangian relaxation and sub-gradient optimization) is proposed to obtain solutions. Additionally, the study proposes a modified aircraft recovery model considering the downstream effects of flight delays and cancellations during the airport disruption recovery period and introduces slack variables to linearize the model. The computational experiments conducted in this study demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed air-rail intermodal strategy for managing airport disruptions. Experiments conducted on large-scale datasets demonstrate that the Lagrangian Relaxation method outperforms both the Benders method and the Genetic Algorithm in terms of both computational speed and solution quality.</div><div>This research provides valuable insights into the management of airport disruptions and offers practical solutions for airlines to mitigate the impact of capacity shortages.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"57 ","pages":"Article 101240"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142698171","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":"Promoting sustainable usage behavior in the sharing economy business model: A study based on bike-sharing","authors":"Lan Gao , Jing Wang , Xia Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101241","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101241","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Exiting research has noted the significance of sharing economy business model, while insufficient attention has been paid to understand the user's sustainable usage behavior in it. To narrow the research gap and enrich literature, based on the bike-sharing context, this study explores user's sustainable usage behavior in the bike-sharing economy business model. On the basis of Push-Pull-Mooring (PPM) model and the survey data collected from 1029 shared bike users in China, we find that user's sustainable intention of using shared bike can be influenced by push, pull and mooring factors. Specifically, push (e.g., social norm and government and enterprise regulation) and pull (e.g., moral norm and perceived behavioral control) factors significantly promote sustainable usage intention, while mooring factor (e.g., inertia) significantly inhibit it. Meanwhile, mooring factor also weakens the positive influence of push and pull factor on sustainable usage intention. Furthermore, this research further reveals that there is a disparity between sustainable intention and sustainable behavior of using shared bike and uncovers that the “intention-behavior” discrepancy can be bridged by providing punitive measures. Additionally, this research uncovers that user's gender, age and monthly income do not significantly promote sustainable usage intention and behavior, user's educational level significantly promotes sustainable usage intention while not for sustainable usage behavior, and the frequency of using shared bike significantly promotes both sustainable usage intention and behavior. This research provides recommendations for government and enterprise to promote sustainable usage behavior in the bike-sharing context.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"57 ","pages":"Article 101241"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142698170","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":"Evaluation of intermodal transport chain: Case of importing tires through a China-Balkans routes","authors":"Snežana Tadić , Mladen Krstić , Biljana Mićić","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101242","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101242","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Within the context of global trade, logistics chains face the complex task of bridging significant geographic distances while simultaneously striving to increase their efficiency and sustainability. A significant portion of global logistics chains relies on maritime transport in the initial phase, followed by road, rail, or river transport in the subsequent continental phase. Road transport, however, is associated with various ecological and operational drawbacks. In contrast, intermodal transport (IT) provides an efficient solution by integrating multiple modes of transportation. The key challenge of IT applications remains the determination of the best combination of transport modes, technologies, and routes. Consequently, this paper aims to identify the most favorable alternative to the intermodal transport chain (ITC) for the import of tires from China to Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). Since selecting the most favorable alternative to the ITC requires an analysis of conflicting objectives and criteria, the use of multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) becomes essential in addressing this challenge. The paper presents a new MCDM model that combines the fuzzy DELPHI analytical hierarchy process (fuzzy DAHP) and the fuzzy Axial-Distance-based Aggregated Measurement (fuzzy ADAM) methods. The applicability and effectiveness of the model were demonstrated and confirmed by a case study. The results indicate that the best variants are those that combine maritime, rail, and road transportation through the Port of Koper (with a ranking value of 0.339) and Rijeka (0.289), followed by the variants that combine maritime and road transportation through the same ports (0.241 and 0.222, respectively). The rest of the variants have significantly lower performances.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"57 ","pages":"Article 101242"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142698169","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}
Ruofei Lin , Chenghan Li , Yuxin Qiu , Junpei Huang , Xinchen Lin
{"title":"Can high-speed rail promote regional technological innovation? An explanation based on city network centrality","authors":"Ruofei Lin , Chenghan Li , Yuxin Qiu , Junpei Huang , Xinchen Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101245","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101245","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The relationship between high-speed railway and technological innovation has attracted wide interest of scholars, but there are few studies pay attention to the role of urban status in the impact of high-speed rail on innovation from the perspective of urban development. In this paper, we construct the theoretical framework of high-speed railway, city network centrality and regional technology innovation, and explore the influence mechanism of high-speed railway on regional technological innovation. Referring to the concept of global urban interlocking network model in <span><span>Taylor and Derudder (2015)</span></span>, we measure the city network centrality of China's prefecture-level administrative regions based on advanced producer services (APS), and empirically test the mediating effect of city network centrality in high-speed rail's influence on regional technological innovation using prefecture-level data in China from 2007 to 2016. The results suggest that the city network centrality is a mechanism by which high-speed railway affects regional technological innovation. The construction of high-speed railway promotes regional technological innovation by improving the city network centrality. In addition, the promotion of high-speed railway on technological innovation capability varies with urban features, where the small-scale and relatively backward cities gain more benefits from the construction of high-speed railway.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"57 ","pages":"Article 101245"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142698168","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":"Do Chilean cities have the right set of public transport modes?","authors":"Paul Basnak, Ricardo Giesen, Juan Carlos Muñoz","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101244","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101244","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Although there are various studies that evaluate the optimal design of public transport systems in radial structures, there are few that analyse which urban characteristics are relevant to recommend different public transport modes, particularly in small towns that lack the resources needed for such studies. Based on results from social cost minimization models, we classify small and medium-sized cities of Chile into three categories according to population, density, location of the city centre, and topography. For smaller towns (type A) subsidies to regular public transport seem unnecessary. In intermediate cities (type B) our models recommend promoting public transport services through shared taxis, a typical transport mode in Chilean cities in which a taxi carries up to 4 passengers on fixed routes or zones. Finally, in the largest cities in the sample (type C), it is recommended to subsidize the operation of bus services that produce less externalities than shared taxis, particularly congestion in the city centre. The methodology used can be extended to more complex structures and incorporate data from other countries, in order to formulate useful public policies in diverse contexts, in particular to address the lack of accessibility for vulnerable groups and zones. That said, transitions between categories are challenging for the governance of public transport systems and should be considered in further studies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"57 ","pages":"Article 101244"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142698172","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":"Optimized vehicle exploitation period decision in cold-chain logistics companies","authors":"Yu-Tsung Huang , Chun-Ting Chou , Chih-Hao Wen , Mu-Chen Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101235","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101235","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cold-chain logistics gained great attention during COVID-19 pandemic due to the demand for temperature-controlled home delivery and vaccine distribution. Refrigerated trucks used for cold-chain logistics need additional equipment such as insulated compartments and refrigeration units, resulting in high life cycle costs. As cold-chain logistics companies require an evaluation model when making vehicle replacement decisions, this study proposes a four-phase reference model including (1) Data collection and compilation, (2) Life cycle maintenance and repairment (M&R) cost, (3) Residual value prediction model, and (4) Optimal replacement model. The reference model applies methods including expert interviews, artificial neural networks, and dynamic programming. We present a case study of an international cold-chain logistics company determining the optimal replacement year for refrigerated trucks. Based on scenario analysis, findings show the optimal vehicle replacement year varies depending on operational environments and service requirements. The cold-chain logistics company can use these findings to establish its preventive M&R policy for refrigerated trucks, as well as identify the optimal year for replacement. The proposed reference model can serve as a guideline for cold-chain logistics companies' fleet management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47453,"journal":{"name":"Research in Transportation Business and Management","volume":"57 ","pages":"Article 101235"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142656471","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}