Assessment of airport productivity: Nonparametric directional output distance function approach and its robustness

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2007, 2007, Pages 28-36

  Pathomsiri, Somchai ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; MANAGERS; PRIVATIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

AIRPORT MANAGERS; AIRPORT PRODUCTIVITY; PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH;

AIRPORT PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 38849151559     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2007-04     Document Type: Article

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