| 创新点摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Research Contributions | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第8页 |
| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第12-23页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 Statement of the Problem | 第14页 |
| 1.3 Research Objectives | 第14页 |
| 1.4 Research Questions | 第14-15页 |
| 1.5 Theoretical and Practical Significance of the Research | 第15-16页 |
| 1.6 Research Methodology and Techniques | 第16-23页 |
| 1.6.1 Research Design | 第16页 |
| 1.6.2 Unit of Analysis | 第16页 |
| 1.6.3 Study Population | 第16-17页 |
| 1.6.4 Sampling Technique and Sample Size | 第17-18页 |
| 1.6.5 Research Instruments | 第18-21页 |
| 1.6.6 Validity and Reliability | 第21页 |
| 1.6.7 Data Collection | 第21页 |
| 1.6.8 Data Analysis | 第21-22页 |
| 1.6.9 Data Management and Ethical Considerations | 第22-23页 |
| CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW | 第23-29页 |
| 2.1 Review of Eurasian Land Bridge related literature | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2 Review of efficiency related lierature | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3 Review of flexibility related literature | 第26-29页 |
| CHAPTER 3 CONTAINER TRANSPORT OF THE EURASIAN LAND BRIDGE | 第29-47页 |
| 3.1 The Eurasian Land Bridge outline | 第29-33页 |
| 3.1.1 Background of the Eurasian Land Bridge | 第29-30页 |
| 3.1.2 The Eurasian Land Bridge Transport Corridors | 第30-33页 |
| 3.2 Opportunities relating to the Eurasian Land Bridge | 第33-35页 |
| 3.3 Challenges relating to the Eurasian Land Bridge | 第35-39页 |
| 3.3.1 General Challenges | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3.2 Challenges relating to Trans-Siberian Railway | 第36-38页 |
| 3.3.3 Challenges regarding Competition from Sea Transport | 第38-39页 |
| 3.4 Container Transport outline | 第39-47页 |
| 3.4.1 History of container transport | 第39-40页 |
| 3.4.2 Trans-continental Container Transport | 第40-41页 |
| 3.4.3 Container Transport by Different Modes | 第41-43页 |
| 3.4.4 Container transport between China and European countries | 第43-46页 |
| 3.4.5 Challenges facing container transport along Eurasian Land Bridge | 第46-47页 |
| CHAPTER 4 EFFICIENCY OF CONTAINER TRANSPORT ALONG THE LAND BRIDGE | 第47-73页 |
| 4.1 Meaning of efficiency | 第47-49页 |
| 4.2 Efficiency in railway transportation | 第49-54页 |
| 4.2.1 Determinants of railway transport efficiency | 第49-53页 |
| 4.2.2 Energy efficiency in railway transportation | 第53-54页 |
| 4.3 Railway efficiency in the case of China, Russia and Kazakhstan | 第54-63页 |
| 4.3.1 Railway efficiency in China | 第54-55页 |
| 4.3.2 Railway efficiency in Russia | 第55-59页 |
| 4.3.3 Railway efficiency in Kazakhstan | 第59-63页 |
| 4.4 Possible opportunities for improving railway efficiency | 第63-65页 |
| 4.5 Multi-objective optimization of Sino-Kazakh container transport along the New Eurasian Land Bridge | 第65-73页 |
| 4.5.1 Immunized multi-objective algorithm (IMEA) | 第66-70页 |
| 4.5.2 Findings of Immunized Genetic Algorithm Analysis | 第70-73页 |
| CHAPTER 5 FLEXIBILITY OF CONTAINER TRANSPORT ALONG THE EURASIANLAND BRIDGE | 第73-89页 |
| 5.1 Efforts to achieve flexibility in Land Bridge container transport | 第73-77页 |
| 5.1.1 Russian efforts to achieve flexibility in Land Bridge container transport | 第73-75页 |
| 5.1.2 Chinese efforts to achieve flexibility in Land Bridge container transport | 第75-76页 |
| 5.1.3 Kazakhstan efforts to achieve flexibility in Land Bridge container transport | 第76-77页 |
| 5.2 Analysis of Flexibility | 第77-79页 |
| 5.3 Structural Equation Model of Flexibility of Container Transport | 第79-89页 |
| 5.3.1 Model of Physical Distribution (PD) Characteristics | 第79-80页 |
| 5.3.2 Model of Infrastructural (IN) Characteristics | 第80-81页 |
| 5.3.3 Model of Capacity (CP) Characteristics | 第81-82页 |
| 5.3.4 Model of Service Delivery (SD) Characteristics | 第82-84页 |
| 5.3.5 Covariance between Groups of Characteristics | 第84-89页 |
| CHAPTER 6 COMBINED EVALUATION OF EFFICIENCY AND FLEXIBILITY OFCONTAINER TRANSPORT | 第89-110页 |
| 6.1 Extension Theory | 第90-95页 |
| 6.1.1 Matter -element | 第90-93页 |
| 6.1.2 Extension Set | 第93-94页 |
| 6.1.3 Dependent Function of Matter-element | 第94-95页 |
| 6.2 Matter-element Analysis of Efficiency and Flexibility Characteristics | 第95-105页 |
| 6.2.1 Respondent Rating of Characteristics | 第95-96页 |
| 6.2.2 Grading of Efficiency and Flexibility Characteristics | 第96-99页 |
| 6.2.3 Analytical Hierarchical Process | 第99-103页 |
| 6.2.4 MATLAB training of weight in neural networks | 第103-105页 |
| 6.2.5 Determining Dependence Degree | 第105页 |
| 6.3 Reliability and Regression Analysis | 第105-110页 |
| 6.3.1 Reliability Analysis | 第105-107页 |
| 6.3.2 Regression Analysis | 第107-110页 |
| CHAPTER 7 RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS | 第110-113页 |
| 7.1 Recommendations | 第110页 |
| 7.2 Conclusions | 第110-113页 |
| REFERENCES | 第113-121页 |
| Appendix A.Matlab code for activation | 第121-122页 |
| Appendix B.Matlab code for selection | 第122-123页 |
| Appendix C.Matlab code for cloning and mutation | 第123-124页 |
| Appendix D.Matlab code for recruitment and suppression | 第124-125页 |
| Appendix E.Matlab code for crossover | 第125-126页 |
| LIST OF PUBLISHED PAPERS | 第126-127页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第127-128页 |
| PERSONAL RESUME | 第128页 |
