Efficiency and effectiveness in airline performance using a SBM-NDEA model in the presence of shared input

Journal of Air Transport Management

Volumn 34, Issue , 2014, Pages 146-153

  Tavassoli, Mohammad ^a   Faramarzi, Gholam Reza ^a   Farzipoor Saen, Reza ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Network data envelopment analysis (NDEA); Service effectiveness; Shared inputs; Slacks based measure (SBM); Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84897087667     PISSN: 09696997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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