A Study of Commuter’s Shift Behaviour Towards New Age Convenient Transport Services

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-180
Author(s):  
Shubhendra Singh Parihar ◽  
Puneet Rai ◽  
Masood Siddiqui
Keyword(s):  
Transport Number ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
New Age ◽  
Categorical Variables ◽  
Cost Of Transport ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Multiple Factors ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Future Strategy ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This study identifies the determinants of commuter’s perception and shift behaviour towards new-age transport services. Convenience is an essential determinant in influencing consumer preferences. Multiple factors such as accessibility, convenience, cost of transport, number of transfers during the journey and waiting time are a few salient variables that influence the commuter’s shift to a new transport mode. Responses from ongoing commuters were collected by using a structured questionnaire from the users and non-users of the metro. The collected data were analysed. The study reveals that categorical variables such as age, gender and occupation have some degree of influence in commuters’ shift behaviour towards new-age transport services. The study will provide insights to formulate a future strategy to improve the acceptance of new-age transportation.

Consumer Preferences for Cigarettes in Sudan-A Conjoint Analysis Approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Elfadil Timan Idriss
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Conjoint Analysis ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
Structured Questionnaire ◽  
The Way

<p>Understanding Consumer’s preferences on attributes of cigarettes market is the first step to successful marketing strategies. The goal of this article is to explore the preferences of the smokers and to determine the way consumers perceive the importance of cigarettes attributes using conjoint analysis. Research was conducted on a sample of 416 users of cigarettes in Sudan and data were collected using a structured questionnaire. By implementing conjoint analysis, the current study investigates how consumers do tradeoff between preferences of number of attributes and the importance they attached to each of these cigarettes' attributes. The four attributes that are dealt within this study are the social status, availability, quality and price of cigarettes. Though the preferences of the various consumers vary, the results show that while price, quality and availability are important attributes, the social status is the most preferred attribute in the cigarettes industry in Sudan. The findings of the current study provide essential implications for marketers in developing future marketing strategies and for investment in this sector.<strong></strong></p>

scholarly journals THE DETERMINANTS OF CUSTOMER PREFERENCES TOWARDS MICROFINANCE SERVICES: A CONSUMER PERSPECTIVE FROM PAKISTAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-159
Author(s):  
Umair Ahmed ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Data ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Consumer Preference ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Customer Preferences ◽  
Consumer Perspective ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Purpose-This study helps to understand the successful path of micro-financing, which can plays a vital role in poverty alleviation in Pakistan. Methodology/Sampling-To collect data authors of this paper visited different microfinance institutions (MFIs) like Tameer Micro Financing Bank and Khushali Bank Limited in Karachi. A structured questionnaire was designed for data collection of consumers of microfinance. Statistical data of 100 samples showed 46% of respondents acquired loan for agricultural purposes while 54% loans were business based. Findings-It is observed that male respondents are higher than female. Regression model showed 38% variation in consumer preference regarding the microfinance services. Statistic in the ANOVA shows the significance of model. The coefficient of MFI’s Approach with negative sign indicates an inverse relationship with that of consumer preferences. It means that MFI agents do not give proper value to the targeted consumers. Finally, the amount of loan and interest charged by the MFI’s is also having a negative impact on the consumers of micro- finance. Practical Implications-This study deliver statistical evidence of utilization of funds as well as the consistency of gathered data. Work showed that responded are need to be acquired more knowledge about the microfinance services in Pakistan.

scholarly journals GAUGING AUDIENCES’ MESSAGE RECALL THROUGH BRAND ELEMENT PLACEMENT IN TELEVISED COMMERCIALS

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kashif Riaz ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Inverse Relationship ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Consumer Preference ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Purpose: This study helps to understand the successful path of micro-financing, which can plays a vital role in poverty alleviation in Pakistan. Methodolgy/Sampling: To collect data authors of this paper visited different microfinance institutions (MFIs) like Tameer Micro Financing Bank and Khushali Bank Limited in Karachi. A structured questionnaire was designed for data collection of consumers of microfinance. Statistical data of 100 samples showed 46% of respondents acquired loan for agricultural purposes while 54% loans were business based. Findings: It is observed that male respondents are higher than female. Regression model showed 38% variation in consumer preference regarding the microfinance services. Statistic in the ANOVA shows the significance of model. The coefficient of MFI’s Approach with negative sign indicates an inverse relationship with that of consumer preferences. It means that MFI agents do not give proper value to the targeted consumers. Finally the amount of loan and interest charged by the MFI’s is also having a negative impact on the consumers of micro- finance. Practical Implications: This study deliver statistical evidence of utilization of funds as well as the consistency of gathered data. Work showed that responded are need to be aquired more knowlwdge about the microfinance services in Pakistan..

scholarly journals Road Connections Affecting the Competitiveness Strengthening of the Port of Ploče

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-117
Author(s):  
Siniša Vilke ◽  
Borna Debelić ◽  
Robert Tometić
Keyword(s):  
Travel Time ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Traffic Volume ◽  
Intermodal Transport ◽  
Main Road ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
The Road ◽  
Transport Services

Due to its geographical situation, the port of Ploče has become a junction of land and sea routes within the Transport Corridor Vc, as a part of the Mediterranean Transport Corridor, passing through Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Hungary. The paper deals with the analysis of the connecting roads leading from the port of Ploče as well as with the evaluation of the respective road traffic volume. Although the congestion on certain road sections is related to the tourist transit traffic, the road traffic volume at the Transport Corridor Vc within Bosnia and Herzegovina indicates the need for the construction of a motorway to stretch out the Corridor. The planned modernisation will fundamentally improve the main road infrastructure on the Transport Corridor Vc that will facilitate the transport of goods and enable shorter travel time from the port of Ploče to the hinterland. Considering that the major portion of the freight transport from the port of Ploče uses road transport services, the envisaged modernisation will significantly increase competitiveness of the port, mostly due to the intermodal transport mode.

scholarly journals Modelling the project transport support optimal option

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2(57)) ◽  
pp. 43-48
Author(s):  
Svitlana Rusanova ◽  
Varvara Piterska ◽  
Svitlana Onyshchenko
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Optimization Criterion ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Cost Of Transport ◽  
Logistics System ◽  
Complete Control ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
The One ◽  
The Cost

The object of research is the processes of planning transport provision of projects. The vast majority of projects involve the creation of tangible objects as a product. The implementation of such projects is associated with the use of various types of materials and equipment, which necessitates transport services for the functioning of the project logistics system. Vehicles with different characteristics can be used to solve the same transportation problems. Also, for large-scale infrastructure projects, rental of vehicles is often used for the duration of the project. This allows, on the one hand, to save on transportation costs, on the other hand, to gain complete control over the transportation processes in the project. As a research result, an optimization model has been developed for determining the option of transport support for the project. The variant of transport support of the project is understood as a set of combinations of types and types of vehicles, their characteristics and conditions of use in the project for the work of the project that provide for transport services. Acquisition, lease or transport services from the project suppliers are considered as conditions for the use of vehicles in the project. The optimization criterion is the cost of transport support, taking into account their possible increase, as well as the potential risks of losses associated with the failure to complete the work. Constraints take into account costs, time to receive a project product, and availability of transportation options. Experimental calculations, a fragment of which is presented in the research, demonstrated the efficiency of the developed model, its adequacy and reliability of the results obtained with its help. The area of practical use of the model is making decisions about transportation at the stage of project planning. The model allows for «what-if» experiments, which reflect various scenarios that are possible in the transportation of the project. And this, in turn, allows at the stage of project planning to assess the possible risks associated with transportation, and to establish their impact on the project as a whole.

scholarly journals Accessibility and uncertainty: An empirical analysis of option value in transport

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 463-477
Author(s):  
Anders Bondemark ◽  
Erik Johansson ◽  
Fredrik Kopsch
Keyword(s):  
Risk Premium ◽  
Stated Preference ◽  
Housing Prices ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Option Value ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Transaction Prices ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Option Values ◽  
Transport Modes

Are there option values for transport services? A few studies have tried to answer this question through various stated preference methods, but we do not know much about its magnitude in different contexts. In this paper, we summarize the theory on option value, present previous empirical work concerning transport, and discuss its links to accessibility. Accessibility can be seen as the end product of the transport system, and the argument we pursue is that option value is a component of accessibility. Therefore, estimations of the option value ought to be connected to the marginal accessibility change of an optional transport mode. The concept of substitutability has the potential to meet this criterion. It is the degree to which an alternative trip can replace an initially preferred trip, or, put differently, how accessibility at a location is composed. We conduct an empirical application to test whether the variation in housing transaction prices is associated with substitutability. We find that housing prices are higher where the accessibility is built up by several transport modes, given any level of total accessibility. We interpret this as households, on average, are willing to pay a risk premium to keep optional transport modes available.

scholarly journals The Impact of Geo-Spatial Distribution of Markets on Household Travel Patterns in Akure Metropolis, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Musilimu Adeyinka Adetunji
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Travel Patterns ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Geographical Position ◽  
Household Travel ◽  
Distance Travel ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This study examines the spatial distribution of markets and its impact on household travel patterns in Akure, Nigeria. Both primary and secondary data were utilized for the research. The coordinates of locations of markets were obtained using a hand held Geographical Position System (GPS) and determined by measured using the ‘Ruler’ menu of ArcGIS 10.3.1 software. A structured questionnaire was designed to elicit information on household travel patterns. Using descriptive and inferential statistics, the findings reveal that market is randomly distributed. A linear association exits between distance travel to market and household mode choice of transportation and it is significant at 0.05%. Inadequate transport services and traffic congestion are problems faced by households in Akure on their trips to markets. The study concludes that more periodic or daily markets should be provided in some localities that do not have in Akure and similar other cities in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Models of Organisation of Combined (Mixed-Mode) Passenger Transportation

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 208-219
Author(s):  
A. V. Guts
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Passenger Transportation ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Railway Passenger ◽  
Number Of Customers

The article examines business models for mixedmode (combined) passenger transportation and development of combined passenger transportation as a factor in the growth of capacity of the railway passenger transportation market. The crisis in the transport services market, caused by non-economic factors (COVID‑19 pandemic), is characterized by a classic combination of supply shocks and demand shocks for passenger transportation, which increases relevance of the problem of searching ways to rise the volume of passenger traffic, in particular, by rail, demand for services provided to the public using railway assets.The current approach to increasing the demand for railway passenger transportation by developing the railway route network, improving the equipment of railway stations and the quality of service, expanding the range of services offered, promoting everything that encourages the consumption of services by a larger number of customers, will remain important. Nevertheless, this approach should be critically considered and supplemented in the light of new economic trends motivated by digital technology. That is especially important today, when, in conditions of resource constraints, a strategic organisational solution is needed aimed at scaling a business, achieving an optimal «balance» of costs, quality, competencies, flexibility and customer focus.The organisation of combined passenger transportation involves active «horizontal» interaction of various transport organisations, both among themselves and with different cohorts of passengers with their own consumer preferences and income restrictions. Therefore, the transition from linear business processes built «vertically» to horizontal business processes that offer specialised packages of services through a «single window» system according to uniform standards based on digital technologies is relevant.The article proposes models for organising network interaction of participants in the passenger transportation market based on digital technologies to ensure «seamless» mobility of the population with the consolidating role of railway transport. Specific models for organising combined railway transportation should be based on a specific business model, the choice of which is determined by a strategic decision of the company.

A Mathematical Model for Demand Distribution in An Air Transport Network

2020 ◽  
pp. 985-1012
Author(s):  
R. Devoto ◽  
M. Fantola ◽  
A. Olivo ◽  
N. Rassu
Keyword(s):  
Great Distance ◽  
Air Transport ◽  
Transport Costs ◽  
Cost Of Transport ◽  
Demand Distribution ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Decision Variables ◽  
Service Efficiency ◽  
Generalized Cost ◽  
Air Carriers

This article describes the great distance that separates Sardinia from mainland Italy has made the island – the second largest island of the Mediterranean – a marginal and remote region. Its system of ferry links for people travelling to and from Sardinia has such long journey times (8-12 hours) that it is clearly in no way a valid alternative to air transport. It was mainly on the basis of these reasons and with a view to protecting and ensuring the mobility of Sardinian residents that Public Service Obligations (PSO) were imposed on some of the main air routes starting from 2002. Our study is set against this background. It aims to resolve one of the main critical factors that distinguish the PSO network: the shortage of flights on certain routes and the concomitant over-scheduling of others. More specifically, the insufficient scheduling of weekly flights to certain airports, such as Verona and Turin, forces a number of passengers to decide not to travel at all and another part to use connecting flights to Rome/Milan airports or to travel using more than one route, via air or ground transport, with inevitably higher transport costs. The problem was addressed by using a linear scheduling model applied to a network of nodes and arcs representing, respectively, the airports and their connecting routes, and the airport of Cagliari. The decision variables identified were the number of passengers travelling on all of the arcs and the impedance measures associated with the distance travelled by the arcs, represented by the generalized cost of transport. The objective is to determine a network structure which corresponds to the distribution of passengers on the various branches capable of minimizing the total cost. This cost was considered as a useful parameter for comparing the various network scenarios which were obtained by changing the passenger load coefficient and the number of flights. Our study demonstrates that a simple intervention, aimed at the internal reallocation of the flights on the various routes, is able to guarantee categories of users (here divided into business and non-business users) greater access to air transport services. The scenario that more than others is able to improve service efficiency, granting undeniable benefits for all users without having an impact on the costs of air carriers, particularly stands out because it: • Allows access to all network airports through direct flights; • Decongests the Rome and Milan routes

scholarly journals Preferences and Consumption of Pigeon Peas among Rural Households as Determinants for Developing Diversified Products for Sustainable Health

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 6130
Author(s):  
Zahra Saidi Majili ◽  
Cornelio Nyaruhucha ◽  
Kissa Kulwa ◽  
Khamaldin Mutabazi ◽  
Constance Rybak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Pigeon Pea ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Shelf Stable ◽  
Sustainable Health ◽  
Farming Households ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Pigeon peas are legumes with a high nutritional value. Existing studies of pigeon peas in Tanzania mainly examine production and marketing, but little has been documented with respect to consumer preferences and the consumption of pigeon peas. This study assesses the preferences surrounding pigeon peas and their consumption as bases for the development of diversified and shelf-stable products for nutrition and income improvement. This study comprised 303 randomly selected farming households. Furthermore, 60 farmers participated in six focus group discussions in the Lindi region. A structured questionnaire and a checklist with guided questions were provided for data collection. The analysis uses SPSS (V.21), with differences between groups established using Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney tests. The associations were tested using Spearman’s ρ at p < 0.05. The mean pigeon peas consumption during the harvesting and lean seasons was 80 g/person/day and 18 g/person/day, respectively. The frequency of consumption was higher during the harvesting season (92%) than the lean (29%) season. The majority of farmers (91%) preferred to consume the local variety, with 84% of them consuming pigeon peas as stew. Five pigeon pea recipes exist in the area. The farmers identified availability, taste, source of income, and familiarity as the factors determining pigeon pea consumption and preferences. With limited recipes and other barriers limiting consumption, the creation of innovative ideas for the development of diversified and shelf-stable products fitting their consumption preferences is needed.

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