| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6页 |
| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第10-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第10-13页 |
| 1.2 Problem statement | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Aim of the study | 第14页 |
| 1.4 Objectives | 第14-15页 |
| 1.5 Research question | 第15页 |
| 1.6 Significance of the study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.7 Justification of the study | 第16页 |
| 1.8 Structure of the study | 第16-17页 |
| 1.8.1 Short review of methodology | 第16-17页 |
| 1.8.2 Organization of the study | 第17页 |
| 1.9 Chapter summary | 第17-18页 |
| CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-41页 |
| 2.1 Chapter overview | 第18页 |
| 2.2 Transport need in supply chain and logistics | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3 Importance of trucking industry | 第19-20页 |
| 2.4 Truck operating cost | 第20-22页 |
| 2.5 Truck fleet operational factors | 第22-28页 |
| 2.6 Fixed cost | 第28-29页 |
| 2.6.1 Vehicle ownership costs | 第29页 |
| 2.6.2 Depreciation | 第29页 |
| 2.6.3 License fees insurance | 第29页 |
| 2.6.4 Driver cost | 第29页 |
| 2.7 Variable cost | 第29-31页 |
| 2.7.1 Fuel consumptions | 第30页 |
| 2.7.2 Service and maintenance | 第30页 |
| 2.7.3 Tire Cost | 第30-31页 |
| 2.8 Key performance measures in trucking | 第31-34页 |
| 2.8.1 Fuel efficiency | 第31-32页 |
| 2.8.2 Capacity utilization | 第32-33页 |
| 2.8.3 Time utilization | 第33页 |
| 2.8.4 Empty running | 第33-34页 |
| 2.9 Implication of the reviewed literature to this study | 第34-35页 |
| 2.10 Identification of the key variables | 第35-37页 |
| 2.11 Conceptual framework | 第37-38页 |
| 2.12 Research hypotheses | 第38-40页 |
| 2.13 Chapter summary | 第40-41页 |
| CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOY | 第41-52页 |
| 3.1 Methodological background | 第41页 |
| 3.2 Research design | 第41-47页 |
| 3.2.1 Research approach | 第41-42页 |
| 3.2.2 Research strategy | 第42-43页 |
| 3.2.3 Sample population | 第43-44页 |
| 3.2.4 Operationalization of model for evaluation | 第44-47页 |
| 3.3 Data collection | 第47-48页 |
| 3.4 Data analysis | 第48-49页 |
| 3.5 Identification of the relevant issues in the study | 第49-51页 |
| 3.5.1 Capacity utilization | 第49页 |
| 3.5.2 Empty running | 第49-50页 |
| 3.5.3 Time utilization | 第50-51页 |
| 3.6 Chapter summary | 第51-52页 |
| CHAPTER 4 DATA ANALYSIS | 第52-66页 |
| 4.1 Chapter overview | 第52页 |
| 4.2 Multiple linear regression analysis-Quantitative research | 第52-53页 |
| 4.2.1 Preliminary data analysis | 第52页 |
| 4.2.2 Exploratory data analysis (EDA) | 第52-53页 |
| 4.3 Model Efficiency | 第53-54页 |
| 4.3.1 Normality | 第53-54页 |
| 4.3.2 Model summary | 第54页 |
| 4.4 Regression analysis | 第54-57页 |
| 4.5 Hypothesis testing | 第57页 |
| 4.6 Interviewing the management and workers of the company-Qualitativeresearch | 第57-65页 |
| 4.6.1 Relationship between fuel efficiency and vehicle operating costs | 第57-58页 |
| 4.6.2 Relationship between lubricant oil efficiency and vehicle operating costs | 第58-59页 |
| 4.6.3 Relationship between Tire efficiency and vehicle operating costs | 第59-60页 |
| 4.6.4 Relationship between repair ＆ maintenance efficiency and vehicleoperating costs | 第60-61页 |
| 4.6.5 Relationship between capacity utilization and vehicle operating costs | 第61页 |
| 4.6.6 Relationship between empty running and vehicle operating costs | 第61-62页 |
| 4.6.7 Relationship between time utilization and vehicle operating costs | 第62-63页 |
| 4.6.8 Relationship between wage and incentives utilization and vehicleoperating costs | 第63-65页 |
| 4.7 Chapter Summary | 第65-66页 |
| CHAPTER 5 Conclusion and Recommendations | 第66-80页 |
| 5.1 Chapter overview | 第66页 |
| 5.2 Discussion of findings | 第66-71页 |
| 5.3 Recommendation | 第71-76页 |
| 5.3.1 Fuel efficiency | 第71-72页 |
| 5.3.2 Lubricant oil efficiency | 第72-73页 |
| 5.3.3 Tire efficiency | 第73页 |
| 5.3.4 Repair ＆ maintenance efficiency | 第73-75页 |
| 5.3.5 Wages and incentives | 第75页 |
| 5.3.6 General implication | 第75-76页 |
| 5.4 Conclusion | 第76-78页 |
| 5.5 Limitation | 第78页 |
| 5.6 Implication for further research | 第78-80页 |
| REFERENCES | 第80-84页 |
| APPENDIX | 第84-86页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第86页 |
