Analysis of the operational efficiency of major airports in the United States

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 335-351

  Sarkis, Joseph ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRPORTS; BENCHMARKING; COSTS; DATA REDUCTION; EFFICIENCY; PRODUCTIVITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; VALUE ENGINEERING;

AIRPORT OPERATIONAL COSTS; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA); SERVICE OPERATIONS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034173995     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6963(99)00032-7     Document Type: Article

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