Citation

Glad M, Lanović Z, Pašagić J. Promet 2006; 18(4): 285-291.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Faculty of Traffic and Transport Sciences, University of Zagreb)

DOI

10.7307/ptt.v18i4.698

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

From the season 2005-06 a new dynamic model for the operation of the Winter Service in the Republic of Croatia will be used. The old model was based on three levels of readiness, and the roads were categorised primarily according to their administrative distribution. The new dynamic model has three levels of readiness, while the first level is further divided into two service levels. The road is classified to a certain readiness and servicelevel according to the traffic, climate and economic conditions.The new model splits the cost structure into fixed and variable costs. The investor wants to keep the fixed costs at a minimal level which will guarantee proper readiness for quick intervention. The investor wants to ensure a technological infrastructurefor quality cleaning of roads is created. The capital companies want larger fixed costs to ensure certain profit, and defined fixed costs enable them to asses the profitability of the Winter Service operation. Such structure fonils the following relationship: in mild winters the capital companies "profit" and the investor "loses", and vice versa for cold winters.

Mathematically, such relationship should be treated as a finite strategic two-player game.This paper will show the model needed to forecast fixed costs in the new dynamic model for operation of Winter Service, through consideration of connection of linear programming and the matrix game theory, to study the problem in parallel,from the standpoint of both players.

Language: en