Assessing the logistics efficiency of European countries by using the DEA-PC methodology

Transport

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 137-145

  Markovits Somogyi, Rita ^a   Bokor, Zoltán ^b  

^a Hungaro Control Hungarian Air Navigation Services Pte Ltd Co   (Hungary)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

AHP; DEA; DEA PC; efficiency; logistics; performance

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EFFICIENCY; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LOGISTICS; SURVEYS;

DECISION MAKING UNIT; EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT; EFFICIENCY EVALUATION; INTERNATIONAL SURVEY; LOGISTICS EFFICIENCY; PAIR-WISE COMPARISON; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84903736267     PISSN: 16484142     EISSN: 16483480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/16484142.2014.928787     Document Type: Article

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