A DEA approach for evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of urban transit systems

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 354-364

  Karlaftis, Matthew G ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency and effectiveness; Transit performance

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; VEHICLES;

URBAN TRANSIT SYSTEMS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0141844436     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(03)00029-8     Document Type: Article

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