A non parametric approach for measuring the operational efficiency of water service providers

Applied Mechanics and Materials

Volumn 409-410, Issue , 2013, Pages 108-113

  Lo Storto, Corrado ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Public utilities; Service provider; Water supply

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING MODELS; CALCULATING EFFICIENCIES; FINANCIAL VARIABLES; INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORKS; NONPARAMETRIC APPROACHES; OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES; SERVICE PROVIDER; WATER SERVICE;

BENCHMARKING; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; FLUID MECHANICS; PUBLIC UTILITIES; SHORE PROTECTION; WATER SUPPLY; WATERWORKS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84886298849     PISSN: 16609336     EISSN: 16627482     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.409-410.108     Document Type: Conference Paper

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