Productive efficiency of world container ports A global perspective

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2062, 2008, Pages 10-18

  Cheon, SangHyun ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAINERS; DIGITAL STORAGE; ECONOMICS; MANAGERS; PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY;

ANALYSIS WINDOWS; CONTAINER PORTS; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; INTER-PORT COMPETITION; LARGE-SCALES; MANAGERIAL PRACTICES; PORT EFFICIENCY; PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCIES; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WINDOW ANALYSIS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 56749149869     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2062-02     Document Type: Article

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