Network structure and capacity requirement: The case of China

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-197

  Zhang, Yimin ^a  

^a CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

Author keywords

Air transportation in China; Airport capacity; Hub and spoke; Network structure

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INVESTMENTS;

AIR TRANSPORTATION IN CHINA; AIRPORT CAPACITY; ALTERNATIVE NETWORK; CAPACITY REQUIREMENT; HUB AND SPOKE; HUB-AND-SPOKE NETWORK; NETWORK CAPACITY; NETWORK STRUCTURES; PAPER ANALYSIS; SIMPLE MODELING;

AIR TRANSPORTATION;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRPORT; CAPITAL FLOW; HUB AND SPOKE NETWORK; NETWORK ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

EID: 72249103856     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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