A framework for measuring efficiency levels - The case of express depots

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 484-495

  Banaszewska, Agata ^a   Cruijssen, Frans ^a   Dullaert, Wout ^b,c   Gerdessen, Johanna C ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Data Envelopment Analysis; Efficiency measurement; Express depot

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION CENTERS; EFFICIENCY LEVELS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EXPRESS DEPOT; EXPRESS SERVICES; METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS; UNITED KINGDOM;

BENCHMARKING; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; FERRY BOATS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84864752724     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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