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Timetable-Less Travelling—Will It Steam Ahead, or Hit the Buffers?
Faculty of Business Administration, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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Journal of Service Science and Management·Volume 11 (2018)·Pages 497–509·Published 10 October 2018·DOI10.4236/jssm.2018.115034
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Abstract
Innovation in public transportation is considered an environment-friendly solution for growing demand. With regard to making the most use of existing infrastructure, Dutch rail sector is launching transport policy innovation “timetable-less travelling” which is defined as a set of tools, both hardware (physical) and software (algorithms or procedures). Innovation adoption is affected by numerous factors which asked for a systematic perspective. With the societal impacts framework and Success and Failure Factors (SFF) analysis, we form a clearer idea of the future of timetable-less travelling innovation.
KeywordsTimetable-Less TravellingPublic Transportation InnovationSuccess and Failure Factors (SFF)Innovation
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