Improving port efficiency: A comparative study of selected ports in India

International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 444-470

  Kamble, Sachin S ^a   Raoot, Arun D ^a   Khanapuri, Vivek B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING NITIE   (India)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; DEA; India; Port efficiency; Port management; Port productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251486648     PISSN: 17566517     EISSN: 17566525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSTL.2010.035504     Document Type: Article

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