A network equilibrium model for oligopolistic competition in city bus services

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 32B, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 413-422

  Zubieta, Lourdes ^a,b  

^a BISHOP'S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche sue les Reseaux d'Entreprise la Logistique et le Transport   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUS TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT DEREGULATION; TRANSPORT NETWORK; URBAN TRANSPORT;

BUS TRANSPORTATION; COMPETITION; DEREGULATION; HEURISTIC METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

NETWORK EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; URBAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICE;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0031594061     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0191-2615(98)00009-5     Document Type: Article

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