Research Article

Research on Partner Selection of High-Speed Railway Dynamic Logistics Alliance Based on the Dynamic Programming Model

Table 2

Related concepts and meaning of the efficiency profit field of the alliance.

NoConceptMeaning

1Source of profit field The high-speed rail dynamic logistics alliance
2Efficiency profit fieldThe profit range generated by the high-speed rail dynamic logistics alliance due to its high efficiency
3Profit quality Profits that the enterprise can generate
4The strength of profit field The size of the profits that can be generated by the alliance using various logistics resources
5The radius of profit field The radiation range of different strength of profit field
6Profit attraction The attraction of various advantages of the alliance to the proposed cooperative enterprises
7Willingness resistance The opportunity cost of the proposed cooperative enterprises joining the alliance (namely, the maximum profit given up by the enterprises choosing to join the alliance) and the risk cost (the cost of joining the alliance)
8Profit distance The gap between the comprehensive capabilities of the enterprises and the ideal service requirements of the alliance
9Profit distance threshold The maximum profit distance that the alliance can accept