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dc.contributor.author | Ssamula, Bridget![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Venter, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus)![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2017-02-27T10:04:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-02-27T10:04:48Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-05 | |
dc.description.abstract | Hub-and-spoke networks hold promise for decreasing costs and increasing connectivity in air transport markets in countries characterised by sparse demand conditions. This paper examines suitable hub-location and network design methodologies, and the potential evolution of sparse networks over time in Africa. By adopting a cost model to assess the operational effectiveness of alternative networks, we show that low-cost, short-range airplanes have a significant role to play in low-density hub-and-spoke operations. In Africa, a four-hub network centred on high-demand hubs with short node-hub distances is the most suitable option. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Civil Engineering | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | am2017 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.jtep.org | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Samula, B & Venter, C 2013, 'Application of hub-and-spoke networks in sparse markets : the case of Africa', Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, vol. 47, part 2, pp. 279-297. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 0022-5258 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/59178 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | Journal of Transport Economics and Policy | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © 2017 Ingenta | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Cost | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Transport markets | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Africa | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Airplanes | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Hub-and-spoke networks | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Sparse networks | en_ZA |
dc.title | Application of hub-and-spoke networks in sparse markets : the case of Africa | en_ZA |
dc.type | Article | en_ZA |