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Hristina Nikolova
INSTRUMENTS FOR ENCOURAGING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
IN TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
Summary:
The study presented aims to reveal the potential for expanding and intensifying public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the implementation of transport infrastructure projects. It focuses on the existing instruments for promoting PPPs in transport industry. The article presents an analysis of the European experi¬ence and the results from the application of instruments for promoting PPPs in transport industry. It summarizes the experience of the European Investment Bank in using these instruments, which will become increasingly important after the change in the use of structural funds and the allocation of the EU funding for infrastructure projects after 2020. It also conducts a critical analysis of the possi-ble forms of implementing PPPs in transport industry and defines their benefits and the areas of application. The main problems faced by public and private sectors in the implementation of PPPs as a form of financing transport infra-structure projects in the country are also outlined.
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Hristina Nikolova
INFRASTRUCTURE CHARGES LEVIED IN AIR TRANSPORTION – CURRENT ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES
Summary:
The paper reviews the progress achieved so far in terms of applying the major principles of levying infrastructure charges in air transportation by analysing the charge rates in the country for access to airports and for air navigation services. It also comments on some problems arising in result of applying the current charge rates and suggests possible solutions. The author of the paper conducts a SWOT analysis that summarises the opportunities for improving charge rates and the immediate benefits which could be obtained as a result of using those opportunities in applying infrastructure charges in air transportation.
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Maya Lambovska
A Concept of Team Control in Organizations
Summary:
This study aims to develop the conceptual and methodological foundations for team control in organizations. It presents a concept of team control, which combines classical and modern achievements of a number of management and mathematical theories. The concept is based on a comprehensive toolkit which includes management and advanced mathematical tools from the theory of fuzzy logic and the theory of fuzzy subsets. The study consists of four parts. Part one clarifies the author’s concept regarding the nature and characteristics of a team. Part two elaborates on the conceptual foundations of the team control process. Part three contains the author’s model of team control in an organization. Part four presents the results of testing the model of team control at Todor Kableshkov University of Transport – Sofia.
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Maya Lambovska
A PERFORMANCE MODEL
FOR LECTURING TEAMS AT TODOR KABLESHKOV UNIVERSITY
OF TRANSPORT
Summary:
This paper presents an original performance model of lecturing teams at Todor Kableshkov University of Transport, Sofia. The model is based on various managerial, social and behavioural theories. It combines classical and up-to-date theoretical achievements with regulations and established practices at Todor Kableshkov University of Transport. The specific features of the model relate primarily to the indicators proposed for measuring the results of the lecturing teams at the university. The paper consists of two parts. Part one presents the conceptual basis on which the performance model of lecturing teams at Todor Kableshkov University of Transport is developed, as well as the definitions of some basic notions related to the control on teams. Part one also reviews the team model as the basis of the performance model which is proposed. Part two explains the specific features and the determinants of the performance model and introduces the indicators applied to the formation, activity and results of the lecturing teams at the university
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Petya Ivanova
MODERNIZING THE TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN BULGARIA IN ORDER TO PROMOTE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
Summary:
The scope, the role and the essence of the relationship between tourism and transport are presented conceptually and in terms of their modern aspects, as well as the impact of that correlation upon the development of tourist destinations. We analyse the findings of a quality assessment of the different types of infrastructure in Bulgaria and in several countries which are our immediate rivals as tourist destinations. Evidence is provided to support the thesis that the transport infrastructure in Bulgaria needs to be improved to meet the demands of tourism, including by promoting easier access and mobility, and thus contribute to the image of the country as a sustainable destination. Key aspects for providing more efficient public transport in tourist destinations are identified. The paper also pays attention to strategic transport planning that should meet tourism demands and to improving the coordination between the institutions in both sectors in order to achieve visitors’ satisfaction, especially in terms of transportation.
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Rosen Nikolaev
OPTIMISATION OF TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR DELIVERY
OF HOMOGENOUS COMMODITY
TO CONSUMERS ALONG
THE LOGISTICS CHAIN
Summary:
This study examines some issues related to the mathematical modeling of shipment activities for homogenous products along the logistics chain and the economic-mathematical analysis of possibilities for its optimization. To this end, economic and mathematical models are suggested for the efficient management of transportation costs and costs arising in result of failure to meet the demand of certain consumers. Special attention has been paid to linear and non-linear models in an attempt to formalize the subjective attitude of managers in result of the objective impact of potential losses or the priority given to them due to the shortage of the output to be delivered. The practical need of and the options for applying the proposed economic-mathematical models are presented through comparative analysis and identifying the advantages of certain models through theoretical results based on a specific example from real business practice, which is evidence of their practical significance.
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Daniela Todorova
THE ROLE OF CONCESSIONS IN TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
Summary:
In an economic and financial crisis the concession as a business model enables the development and modernization of public state-owned entities.
Transport infrastructure in Bulgaria, which is public state-owned, has its important economic and social role. Its status and prospects for development underlie the demand for transport services. The transport infrastructure modernization can be financed depending on the country’s economic development.
The limitations imposed on central financing, aiming at transport infrastructure improvement, bring forward the concession as an alternative opportunity for improving transport service quality. The present article examines the role of concessions in transport infrastructure development, determining the economic and social benefits stemming from infrastructure projects’ concessions.
Concession is regarded as a successful business formula, combining low risk levels, quality and stringent control over the object of concession.
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Donka Zhelyazkova
THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BULGARIAN TRANSPORT SYSTEM
Summary:
The paper aims to provide a theoretical overview of the nature of the transport system within the context of sustainable development and to study the framework indicators of the development of freight and passenger transport so as to identify opportunities for improving the infrastructure and applying global practices to the Bulgarian transport sector.
The paper therefore provides a theoretical overview of the nature of the transport system and the sustainable development of decision making to overcome spatial disparities between freight and passengers. The effects and indicators of sustainable development of the transport of passengers and freight have been systematized.
The research focuses on two major areas and has two main objectives: to ensure high mobility of freight and passengers and to reduce the adverse impact of transport on the environment, in line with the ‘Energy consumption as a percentage of the GDP’ indicator and measured through specific indicators. The study also focuses on two other framework indicators ‘Security and safety’ and ‘Environmental indicators’. The analysis is based on official statistics from Eurostat and the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute.
Based on the theoretical overview and the analysis of the empirical data, we have identified local problems as well as opportunities for improving the quality of the transport infrastructure in Bulgaria and adjusting world practices to the situation in Bulgaria in order to contribute to the active implementation of sustainable development ideas to the transport sector in the country.
