Data and modeling issues faced during the efficiency measurement of road maintenance using data envelopment analysis

Journal of Infrastructure Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-30

  Ozbek, Mehmet Egemen ^a   de la Garza, Jesús M ^b   Triantis, Konstantinos ^b  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridge maintenance; Data analysis; Efficiency; Optimization models

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE MAINTENANCE; COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM; DATA ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EFFICIENCY OPTIMIZATION; INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE; MAINTENANCE BUDGETS; MAINTENANCE LEVELS; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; ROAD MAINTENANCE; ROAD SYSTEMS; STATE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATIONS; TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARDS; VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONS;

BUDGET CONTROL; DATA HANDLING; ELECTRIC MEASURING BRIDGES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROADS AND STREETS;

MAINTAINABILITY;

BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; MAINTENANCE; MODELING; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; ROAD;

UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 77950603804     PISSN: 10760342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0342(2010)16:1(21)     Document Type: Article

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