Statistical analysis in MSW collection performance assessment

Waste Management

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1584-1594

  Teixeira, Carlos Afonso ^a   Avelino, Catarina ^b   Ferreira, Fátima ^b   Bentes, Isabel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Municipal Solid Waste; Performance assessment; Performance indicator; Statistical analysis; Waste collection; Waste management

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COLLECTION FREQUENCY; COLLECTION PERFORMANCE; COLLECTION STRATEGIES; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; WASTE COLLECTION;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

FUEL;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; DATA PROCESSING; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FUEL AND FUEL RELATED PHENOMENA; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MONITORING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDS; STATISTICS;

PORTO [PORTO (DST)]; PORTO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL;

BENCHMARKING; PORTUGAL; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84905593846     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2014.04.007     Document Type: Article

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