Assessment of China transit and economic efficiencies in a modified value-chains DEA model

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-103

  Chiu, Yung Ho ^a   Huang, Chin Wei ^a   Ma, Chun Mei ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Economic efficiency; Transit efficiency; Undesirable output; Value chains

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; COASTAL ZONES; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION;

ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; EMPIRICAL EVALUATIONS; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; INTERMEDIATE INPUTS; INTERMEDIATE MEASURE; UNDESIRABLE OUTPUT; VALUE ADDED CHAINS; VALUE CHAINS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 78649492919     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2010.05.010     Document Type: Review

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