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definition

P_i

Service pricing of land port company i

q_i

Market share of land port company i

${\text{π}}_i$

Profit of land port company i

${\text{δ}}_i$

Local government subsidy

${\text{ε}}_i$

Coefficient of subsidy from land port company to consignor, ${\text{ε}}_i\in \left[0,1\right]$

t

Highway transportation rate from consignor to departure station, $/(FEU·km)

${\text{α}}_i$

The network externality coefficient of land port company, ${\text{α}}_i\in \left[0,1\right]$

N_i

Unit cost paid by land port company i to china railway container company, $/(FEU·km)

C₀

Fixed cost of land port company i

F(q)

Externality utility vector, $F\left(q\right)=\left(F_1\left(q\right),F_2\left(q\right)\right)$

G(x)

End transportation cost vector, $G\left(x\right)=\left(G_1\left(x\right),G_2\left(x\right)\right)$

m_i(x)

The number of consignors that select land port company i, $m_i\left(x\right)\ge 0$ , $m_{\text{1}}\left(x\right)+m_2\left(x\right)=\text{1}$

U₀

The basic utility of consignor to complete cargo transportation