Highlights ► Two route-based DEA models are proposed to measure the route-and company-level efficiencies. ► The proposed models can determine optimal allocation ratios for common inputs. ► We prove that the proposed models have a consistency property in ranking. ► An empirical study demonstrates the superiority of the proposed models.

    Abstract This paper proposes two novel route-based data envelopment analysis (DEA) models that jointly measure the route-level and company-level efficiencies amongst transport carriers. The core logics comprise a three-stage procedure that determines company efficiency, route efficiency and optimal allocation ratios for the common inputs. We prove that the ranking order of company performance determined by the route-based DEA model is identical to that determined by the company-based DEA model. An empirical case demonstrates the superiority of the proposed models in identifying the less efficient routs/companies as well as in reducing the input slacks without subjective conjectures.


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    Title :

    Route-based data envelopment analysis models


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2011-10-06


    Size :

    11 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English