Publication detail

Optimization of the Automotive Service Centre Network for New Entrants into Czech and Slovak Markets

PEKÁREK, J. SCHÜLLER, D.

Original Title

Optimization of the Automotive Service Centre Network for New Entrants into Czech and Slovak Markets

Type

journal article in Scopus

Language

English

Original Abstract

The automotive sector is the main driver of industry in both the Slovak and Czech economies. In recent years, rapid and substantive changes have been seen in the development of automotive distribution channels in the Slovak and Czech Republics and this trend can be expected in the future as well. The purpose of this paper is to present a new approach to determine the optimal location of service centres for customers of the automotive industry. The method proposed maximizes a weighted customer utility in terms of density of car-owning residents and the travel distance they need to overcome to reach the nearest station. The application of the proposed method allows automotive companies which are planning to enter new markets to create an optimal distribution network of service centres for customers in the Slovak and Czech Republics. The optimization model approximates the correct number of service centres according to evidence from other countries in the European Union and calculates their optimal spatial placing based on various criteria.

Keywords

Optimization; New Entrants into Markets; Distribution Network; Automotive Industry; Service Centres Location

Authors

PEKÁREK, J.; SCHÜLLER, D.

Released

3. 9. 2018

ISBN

1804-8048

Periodical

Scientific Papers of the University of Pardubice, Series D

Number

43

State

Czech Republic

Pages from

196

Pages to

207

Pages count

12

BibTex

@article{BUT149652,
  author="Jan {Pekárek} and David {Schüller}",
  title="Optimization of the Automotive Service Centre Network for New Entrants into Czech and Slovak Markets",
  journal="Scientific Papers of the University of Pardubice, Series D",
  year="2018",
  number="43",
  pages="196--207",
  issn="1804-8048"
}