Consolidating passenger and freight transportation in an urban–rural transit system
Summary. This paper demonstrates that combining freight and passenger transportation on buses in urban-rural areas improves profitability and reduces costs. The authors developed a mathematical model to optimize coordination between these services and tested it through a case study. Results show that consolidating freight with passenger transport cuts logistics costs and increases bus company profits while benefiting society.
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Wang, T., Shao, H., Qu, X., & Eliasson, J.. (2023). Consolidating passenger and freight transportation in an urban–rural transit system. Fundamental Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fmre.2023.06.008
Wang, Tao, et al. “Consolidating passenger and freight transportation in an urban–rural transit system.” Fundamental Research, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fmre.2023.06.008.
Wang, Tao, Hongzhang Shao, Xiaobo Qu, and Jonas Eliasson. 2023. “Consolidating passenger and freight transportation in an urban–rural transit system.” Fundamental Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fmre.2023.06.008.
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title = {Consolidating passenger and freight transportation in an urban–rural transit system},
author = {Tao Wang and Hongzhang Shao and Xiaobo Qu and Jonas Eliasson},
journal = {Fundamental Research},
year = {2023},
doi = {10.1016/j.fmre.2023.06.008},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fmre.2023.06.008}
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TY - JOUR TI - Consolidating passenger and freight transportation in an urban–rural transit system AU - Tao Wang AU - Hongzhang Shao AU - Xiaobo Qu AU - Jonas Eliasson JO - Fundamental Research PY - 2023 DO - 10.1016/j.fmre.2023.06.008 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fmre.2023.06.008 ER -
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- DOI
- 10.1016/j.fmre.2023.06.008
- Countries
- China, United States, Sweden
- Regions
- Asia, North America, Europe
- Categories
- transportation, regional-innovation-systems
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- 2026-04-28