Passenger Train Design for Increased Competitiveness

1998 ◽  
Vol 1623 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Kottenhoff
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Market Share ◽  
Air Conditioning ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Stated Preference ◽  
Low Noise ◽  
Operating Costs ◽  
Noise And Vibration ◽  
Passenger Trains ◽  
Ticket Prices

Passenger trains have great potential to increase their market share, provided that good conditions are created for train traffic. This has been proven by modern, comfortable trains with good on-board service, high speed, and fewer quality shortcomings. One serious threat is that high ticket prices limit demand. Efficiency has to be increased. Operating costs can be reduced using modular train configurations, increased space utilization, double-deckers, or wide trains and higher speeds. The last example, higher speeds, also increases the attractiveness of traveling by train. Other factors to increase attractiveness—where stated preference interviews show that passengers’ willingness to pay is high—include low noise and vibration levels, good ventilation (air-conditioning), varied seat configuration with adjustable seats, play areas for children, and service attributes, such as radio/music outlets at seats and free coffee and tea in each car. The impression of modernity itself also plays an important role in enhancing the level of attractiveness.

scholarly journals A Study on High-Speed Rail Pricing Strategy in the Context of Modes Competition

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enjian Yao ◽  
Qirong Yang ◽  
Yongsheng Zhang ◽  
Xun Sun
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Market Share ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Stated Preference ◽  
Choice Models ◽  
Pricing Strategy ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
Nested Structure ◽  
Transport Modes ◽  
Occupancy Rates

High-speed rail (HSR) has developed rapidly in China over the recent years, for the less pollution, faster speed, comfort, and safety. However, there is still an issue on how to improve the seat occupancy rates for some HSR lines. This research analyzes the pricing strategy for HSR in Wuhan-Guangzhou corridor based on the competition among different transport modes with the aim of improving occupancy rates. It starts with the theoretical analysis of relationship between market share and ticket fare, and then disaggregate choice models with nested structure based on stated preference (SP) data are established to obtain the market share of HSR under specific ticket fare. Finally, a pricing strategy is proposed to improve the occupancy rates for Wuhan-Guangzhou HSR. The results confirm that a pricing strategy with floating fare should be accepted to improve the profit of HSR; to be specific, the ticket fare should be set in lower level on weekdays and higher level on holidays.

scholarly journals Research on Performance Test System of Space Harmonic Reducer in High Vacuum and Low Temperature Environment

Machines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Jing Wang ◽  
Zhihua Wan ◽  
Zhurong Dong ◽  
Zhengguo Li
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
High Vacuum ◽  
Test System ◽  
Low Noise ◽  
Speed Ratio ◽  
Space Harmonic ◽  
Temperature Environment

The harmonic reducer, with its advantages of high precision, low noise, light weight, and high speed ratio, has been widely used in aerospace solar wing deployment mechanisms, antenna pointing mechanisms, robot joints, and other precision transmission fields. Accurately predicting the performance of the harmonic reducer under various application conditions is of great significance to the high reliability and long life of the harmonic reducer. In this paper, a set of automatic harmonic reducer performance test systems is designed. By using the CANOpen bus interface to control the servo motor as the drive motor, through accurately controlling the motor speed and rotation angle, collecting the angle, torque, and current in real time, the life cycle test of space harmonic reducer was carried out in high vacuum and low temperature environment on the ground. Then, the collected data were automatically analyzed and calculated. The test data of the transmission accuracy, backlash, and transmission efficiency of the space harmonic reducer were obtained. It is proven by experiments that the performance data of the harmonic reducer in space work can be more accurately obtained by using the test system mentioned in this paper, which is convenient for further research on related lubricating materials.

scholarly journals The Sustainable Seafood Movement Is a Governance Concert, with the Audience Playing a Key Role

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Barclay ◽  
Alice Miller
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Market Share ◽  
Consumer Demand ◽  
Price Premiums ◽  
Private Standards ◽  
Sustainable Seafood ◽  
Individual Actor ◽  
Qualitative Literature ◽  
Sustainable Sourcing

Private standards, including ecolabels, have been posed as a governance solution for the global fisheries crisis. The conventional logic is that ecolabels meet consumer demand for certified “sustainable” seafood, with “good” players rewarded with price premiums or market share and “bad” players punished by reduced sales. Empirically, however, in the markets where ecolabeling has taken hold, retailers and brands—rather than consumers—are demanding sustainable sourcing, to build and protect their reputation. The aim of this paper is to devise a more accurate logic for understanding the sustainable seafood movement, using a qualitative literature review and reflection on our previous research. We find that replacing the consumer-driven logic with a retailer/brand-driven logic does not go far enough in making research into the sustainable seafood movement more useful. Governance is a “concert” and cannot be adequately explained through individual actor groups. We propose a new logic going beyond consumer- or retailer/brand-driven models, and call on researchers to build on the partial pictures given by studies on prices and willingness-to-pay, investigating more fully the motivations of actors in the sustainable seafood movement, and considering audience beyond the direct consumption of the product in question.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document