Achieving transient competitive advantage in high‐speed rail projects bidding: Sustainable development perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 1738-1754
Author(s):  
Na Zhang ◽  
Bon‐gang Hwang ◽  
Xiaopeng Deng ◽  
Yan Ning
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
High Speed ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
Development Perspective

scholarly journals An Empirical Study on the Comprehensive Optimization Method of a Train Diagram of the China High Speed Railway Express

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 2141
Author(s):  
Xueqiao Yu ◽  
Maoxiang Lang ◽  
Wenhui Zhang ◽  
Shiqi Li ◽  
Mingyue Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Railway Transportation ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
Logistics Industry ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Express Train ◽  
Multiple Units

The rapid and stable development of China’s economy has driven the increasing demand for express transportation. Based on network operation, China Railway Corporation of High-speed Railway launched high-speed rail products, which have attracted wide attention from all walks of life. With the application of high-speed express trains, the market structure of express transportation in China will change dramatically, from highways as the main mode of transportation to high-speed railway transportation relying on a high-speed railway network, which will effectively reduce the environmental pollution caused by express transportation and further improve the sustainable development of the economy and the logistics industry. At present, the freight Electric Multiple Units (EMU) has been successfully developed and has entered the final test stage. In the last paper, we have introduced the theory and method of the high-speed rail express train operation plan. In addition, a train diagram is an important foundation of railway transportation organization. In order to ensure the sustainable development of high-speed rail express trains after they are put into use, based on the operation plan of high-speed rail express trains, this paper establishes a comprehensive compilation model of a high-speed rail express train diagram, considering train running time, freight flow distribution scheme, and the operation plan of freight multiple units, and an exact solution algorithm based on the Lagrange relaxation algorithm is designed. The computational results are encouraging and demonstrate the effectiveness of the model and solution method.

scholarly journals Effects of High-Speed Rail on Sustainable Development of Urban Tourism: Evidence from Discrete Choice Model of Chinese Tourists’ Preference for City Destinations

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 10647
Author(s):  
Weiwei Zhang ◽  
Lingling Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Discrete Choice ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Choice Model ◽  
Discrete Choice Model ◽  
Urban Tourism ◽  
Spatial Distance ◽  
Diffusion Effect ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
Factors Affecting

In China, the opening of high-speed rails (HSR) brings significant changes to the source-destination spatial distance, the accessibility of destinations, and the spatial structure of tourist flows in each region, exerting varied HSR effects on different types of cities. Against this backdrop, it is meaningful to deeply explore tourists’ preference for city destinations in the light of HSR effects. The exploration could contribute greatly to the planning, marketing, management, and sustainable development of urban tourism. This paper takes Xiangtan and Yueyang as typical cases of the diffusion effect and the corridor effect of HSR. Firstly, the factors affecting destination choice were identified, and the attribute levels were configured, forming multiple virtual alternatives. Next, questionnaire surveys were carried out to collect tourists’ selections between each pair of alternatives. Further, a discrete choice model was constructed to assign a weight to each factor, reflecting its importance to tourists’ decision-making regarding their destination selection and to disclose the law of tourists’ preferences for destinations. The results showed that (1) Under the HSR diffusion effect, the top three factors affecting tourists’ preference for destinations in Xiangtan are convenience, connection time, and popularity; under HSR corridor effect, the top three factors affecting the tourists’ preference for destinations in Yueyang are reputation, convenience, and leisure and reception facilities (LRFs). (2) The destination preference is closely associated with personal features like gender, income, occupation, and fellow travelers. Tourists with different personal features give different attention to the various influencing factors. The research findings provide a reference for the sustainable development of urban tourism.

A novel approach to selecting the best partner for high-speed rail firms

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Na Zhang ◽  
Xiaopeng Deng ◽  
Bon-Gang Hwang ◽  
Muchao Bi ◽  
Amin Mahmoudi
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Evolutionary Game ◽  
Partner Selection ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Selection Approach ◽  
Cooperation Strategy ◽  
Industry Professionals

PurposeThis paper aims to develop a partner selection approach for the high-speed rail (HSR) firms from the perspective of achieving competitive advantage in the international competitive bidding sphere.Design/methodology/approachThe current study developed a partner selection approach based on the evolutionary game theory. Firstly, the current study identified the influencing variables and logical formation path of competitive advantage on the international HSR project by literature review and case analysis. After that, a pay-off model was developed based on the theoretical foundation. Meanwhile, the evolutionary stable strategy was analyzed for different combinations of initial pay-offs.FindingsA real-world case was simulated to verify the effectiveness of the developed approach. The simulation results secured support from three industry professionals, indicating the developed approach is valid.Originality/valueThe current study can help HSR firms to select their partners and develop a cooperation strategy from the perspective of winning awards. Also, the proposed approach is based on the advantage driving variables and formation path, which can contribute to HSR firms' understanding of the sources of competitive advantage.

scholarly journals Research on High-Speed Railway Freight Train Organization Method considering Different Transportation Product Demands

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Xueqiao Yu ◽  
Lingyun Zhou ◽  
Mingkun Huo ◽  
Xiao Yu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Freight Transportation ◽  
Optimization Method ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
Freight Train ◽  
Logistics Industry ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Rail Freight

The sustained and stable growth of China’s market economy promotes the continuous improvement of transportation demand and puts forward higher requirements for transportation products. At present, as a new product, high-speed rail freight has played an important role in cold chain logistics and high-value-added transportation, which is of great significance to effectively reduce the pollution caused by road transportation and further promote the sustainable development of economy and logistics industry. In the previous study, we studied the organization optimization method of high-speed rail freight train operation scheme and the compilation method of high-speed rail freight train diagram based on the overall demand of freight transportation but did not consider the influence of different high-speed rail freight transportation products on the organization scheme. Therefore, in order to ensure the sustainable development of high-speed rail freight business, based on the demand of high-speed freight products (the freight product for short in the following text), this paper focuses on the optimization method of high-speed rail freight train organization scheme considering different demands. A two-stage freight demand analysis method considering customers’ choice intention and actual supply capacity was designed, comprehensively considering the relationship between operation cost and income, and a model based on different products in order to meet the needs of large-scale case solving was established. In addition, a column generation algorithm was designed. The computational results are encouraging and demonstrate the effectiveness of the model and solution method.

Research on Prediction of High-Speed Rail Trains Delay Time

CICTP 2020 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Shi ◽  
Qiyuan Peng ◽  
Ling Liu
Keyword(s):  
Delay Time ◽  
High Speed ◽  
High Speed Rail

THE HIGH-SPEED RAIL HANDBOOK: A TECHNICAL GUIDE1

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 515-530
Author(s):  
Massimo Zucchetti1,2 ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
High Speed Rail
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