Network competition and the difference in operating cost: Model analysis

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 85-94

  Takebayashi, Mikio ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Equilibrium; Network design; Operating cost

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; COMMERCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

AIR TRANSPORT; CONTROL VARIABLE; COST MODELS; EQUILIBRIUM; MARKET MODEL; MODELING ANALYZES; NETWORK COMPETITION; NETWORK DESIGN; SERVICE FREQUENCY; TRANSPORT MARKET;

OPERATING COSTS;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); COST; MARKET CONDITIONS; MODELING; NETWORK DESIGN;

EID: 84880326156     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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