KCAUNI

VERSI
TY

SCHOOLOFBUSI
NESSANDPUBLI
CMANAGEMNET

TRANSPORTANDFLEETMANAGEMENT

NAME:
MwendwaFai
thBaar
iu

ADM NO:
19/
03388

UNI
T:TRANSPORTANDFLEETMANAGEMENT

UNI
TCODE:
BPL2305

COURSE:
BPL

MODEOFSTUDY:
FULLTI
MEMAI
NCAMPUS

ASSI
GNMENT1
Di
scusshowspokeandhubsnet
wor
kscanenhanceai
rtr
anspor
t,user
elev
ant

exampl
es.

Ahubi
sacent
ral
air
por
tthatf
li
ght
sar
erout
edt
hrough,
whi
l
espokesar
ether
out
est
hat

pl
anest
akeoutoft
hehubai
rpor
t.

Ai
rl
inenet
wor
ksar
eseent
ohav
eincr
easi
ngl
yasakeyi
nmar
ket
ingt
ool
soneof

t
hemostchangesi
nai
rl
inenet
wor
kshasbeent
heshi
ftofhubsandspokenet
wor
ks.

Howev
ert
her
ear
esomeway
sassoci
atedi
nhowspokeandhubsnet
wor
kcanenhance

ai
rtr
anspor
t.

1.Reduci
ngt
het
ransf
ert
ime.

I
ncaseapassengeri
spr
epar
edf
orani
ndef
ini
tet
imeatt
hehubconnect
ions

canachi
evedbet
weenal
ltheser
vicesoper
ati
ngt
oandf
rom i
t.Longdel
aysat

t
het
ransf
erai
rpor
tar
eunat
tract
iveespeci
all
ywher
etheact
ual
fly
ingt
imei
s

shor
t.I
fal
ter
nat
iver
out
esar
eav
ail
abl
e,aconsi
der
abl
edr
ainoft
raf
fi
cmaybe

exper
iencedf
orexampl
e:f
orev
ery30mi
nut
esspentont
hegr
ound,
the

passengercoul
dfl
yanot
her400KM.

2.I
ncr
easei
nmar
ketcov
erage.

Themostbenef
itofhubandspokenet
wor
ksi
stoi
ncr
easet
henumberofci
ty
 pai
rmar
ket
sthatanai
rl
inecanser
vef
oragi
venv
olumeofout
put
.

Consol
i
dat
ingmanydi
ff
erentt
raf
fi
cfl
owst
oget
hert
hroughahubcant
hus

of
ferav
eryef
fi
cientmeansofr
elat
ingsuppl
ytodemand.

3.El
i
minat
ionofi
nter
li
ning.

Commer
cial
agr
eement
sbet
weenai
rl
ineshav
ebeenamaj
orcomponentof

r
egul
ati
oni
nai
rpassengert
ranspor
t.Mul
ti
lat
eral
int
erl
i
nepr
ocedur
eswer
e

r
ecogni
zedasbei
ngi
nbot
htheoper
ator
s’andt
hepubl
i
c’si
nter
est
.Fort
he

ai
rl
inesi
twasseenasessent
ial
toat
tractbusi
nesst
hatt
heycoul
dnot

ot
her
wiseser
ve.

4.Maxi
mizi
ngt
henumberofmar
ket
abl
econnect
ions.

I
tisnotpossi
blet
hatal
lconnect
ionst
hroughahubwi
l
lbeofv
alue.Wher
ea

si
gni
fi
cantback–t
racki
sinv
olv
ed,
passenger
sar
eli
kel
ytobedet
err
edbyt
he

i
ncr
easedf
lyi
ngt
imewhi
l
eai
rl
inesmaybeunabl
etoof
ferav
iabl
efar
ebyt
he

ci
rcui
tousr
out
e.

Anexampl
eofahub-
and-
spokesy
stem i
sthatofDel
taAi
rl
ines,
whi
chhasi
tshubat

Har
tsf
iel
dAt
lant
aInt
ernat
ional
Air
por
t.Fori
nst
ancei
fyouar
einChar
lest
on,
SC,
and

wantt
ogot
oMemphi
s,TN.Ther
e'spr
obabl
ynotal
otofdemandf
oraChar
lest
on-
to-

Memphi
sfl
i
ght
,sot
heai
rl
inef
li
esy
ouf
rom Char
lest
ont
oAt
lant
a,andt
henf
rom At
lant
a
t
oMemphi
svi
aaconnect
ingf
li
ght
.