Limitations of DEA-based approach and alternative methods in the measurement and comparison of social efficiency across firms in different transport modes: An empirical study in Japan

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 16-26

  Oum, Tae Hoon ^a   Pathomsiri, Somchai ^b   Yoshida, Yuichiro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airlines; Japan's intercity travel market; Multimodal transportation; Railways; Social efficiency

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

JAPAN;

EID: 84880327417     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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