Optimization of Number of Operators and Allocation of New Lines in an Oligopolistic Transit Market

Networks and Spatial Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-20

  Li, Zhi Chun ^a,b   Lam, William H K ^a   Wong, S C ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Allocation of new lines; Implicit enumeration; Number of operators; Oligopolistic competition; Scale economies; Transit market

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE;

ALLOCATION OF NEW LINES; IMPLICIT ENUMERATION; OLIGOPOLISTIC COMPETITION; SCALE ECONOMIES; TRANSIT MARKETS;

INTEGER PROGRAMMING;

EID: 84858702863     PISSN: 1566113X     EISSN: 15729427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11067-010-9133-8     Document Type: Article

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