Journal of Advanced Transportation / 2019 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Evolution of the China Railway Express Consolidation Network and Optimization of Consolidation Routes Table 1 Summary and comparison of the research literature.
Main characteristics of previous studies Representative studies Research perspectives Evaluation of a node’s importance using an indicator system [2 , 5 , 7 , 28 , 29 ] The indicator evaluation mostly analyzed the network as sublevels. It should instead consider the network as a functional whole Evaluation of a fully connected CRE network [1 , 4 , 6 ] In practice, the CRE network is not fully connected, and does not represent a scale-free network Evaluation of the CRE network with a focus on static analysis, primarily considering a cross-sectional view of the network structure [1 , 6 , 8 ] In practice, the CRE network is dynamic. The emerging network structure will lead to lock-in and path dependence, and will therefore significantly affect the network’s future evolution