Technical efficiency in multi-mode bus transit: A production fronteir analysis

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-39

  Viton, Philip A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001803532     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0191-2615(96)00019-7     Document Type: Article

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