A note on the competitive advantage of large hub-and-spoke networks

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 225-239

  Nero, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Economies of scope; Economies of traffic density; Hub and spoke network

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION;

BRUECKNER; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; ECONOMIES OF SCOPE; ECONOMY OF TRAFFIC DENSITY; HUB-AND-SPOKE NETWORK; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION; INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS; NETWORK SECURE; PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCIES; TRAFFIC DENSITIES;

COMPETITION;

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; COMPETITION; HUB AND SPOKE NETWORK; NETWORK DESIGN; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0032743111     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1366-5545(99)00011-3     Document Type: Article

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