International Logistics and Transportation Network Reconfiguration in the Belt and Road Strategic Context

• Main Authors: Tanmoy Kundu, 昆天莫
• Other Authors: Jiuh-Biing Sheu
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/hvq7k7

博士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 商學研究所 === 107 === International logistics and transportation network configuration is an important strategic decision that practitioners and policymakers undertake to ensure the transportation mode efficiencies and effective distribution of their logistics flow in an international supply chain network. Accordingly, international logistics and transportation network reconfiguration deals with reconfiguring the logistics distribution flows and the associated transportation modes in an international supply chain network in response to various uncertain conditions, such as natural disasters, or planned initiatives, such as matching global competition and development of new economic corridors (new trading routes). The Belt and Road initiative (BRI) that was recently introduced by the Chinese government for developing its international logistics corridors is one such massive planned initiative in the recent times that involves reconfiguration of logistics and transportation networks at an international level. Accordingly, this work has been categorized into three potential objectives that contribute to the study of BRI induced international logistics and transportation network reconfiguration. The first objective deals with investigating the impact of BRI on transportation route selection for international logistics distribution flows. A spatial-temporal interaction model based on the concept of friction function and electrical circuit theory is proposed. Further, numerical forecasts based on two cases of Chinese oil logistics flows is carried out to account for the effectiveness of the proposed model. The second objective analyzes the effect of cross-governmental policy intervention on international logistics distribution flows and route choice decisions. Accordingly, a two-stage logistics distribution flow model based on game theory and spatial-temporal interaction approach is proposed to determine the logistics distribution flow patterns under cross-governmental intervention (cooperative and non-cooperative policies). Further, to account for the effectiveness of the proposed model, a case of Chinese oil transportation is utilized. The third objective investigates the impact of government subsidy for transportation mode promotion. Accordingly, a competition model (Belt vs. Road) grounded in the game-theoretic concept is proposed to analyze the effect of government subsidy on shipper’s mode choice (Rail vs. Maritime), and mode switching behavior (Maritime to Rail) in the BRI strategic context. Further, a numerical case of container shipping along the China-Germany route is considered to support the model validity. Analytical results suggest strategies of policy development (cross-governmental cooperative policies and subsidy schemes for transportation mode promotion) for the policymakers (governments), route choice decisions for the carriers and mode choice decisions for the shippers in the BRI strategic context.