Evaluating the operational efficiency of major ports in the Asia-Pacific region using data envelopment analysis

Applied Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1737-1743

  Liu, Chun Chu ^a  

^a CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; MODELING; PORT OPERATION; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM;

EID: 47649128475     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840600905126     Document Type: Article

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