Estimating the operational and service efficiency of bus transit routes using a non-radial DEA approach

In public transportation literature, researchers increasingly tend to evaluate the service efficiency of bus transit units in addition to their operational efficiency. Evaluation of both operational and service efficiencies provides a more comprehensive performance analysis for decision-makers. This...

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Published in:EURO journal of transportation and logistics 2019-09, Vol.8 (3), p.249-268
Main Authors: Güner, Samet, Coşkun, Erman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business and Management
Data envelopment analysis
Decision analysis
Decision making
Efficiency
Logistics
Management Science
Operations Research
Operations Research/Decision Theory
Optimization
Public transportation
Research Paper
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Summary:In public transportation literature, researchers increasingly tend to evaluate the service efficiency of bus transit units in addition to their operational efficiency. Evaluation of both operational and service efficiencies provides a more comprehensive performance analysis for decision-makers. This paper proposes a non-radial data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach to measure the operational and service efficiencies simultaneously. Benefits of the proposed approach are demonstrated by applying the model to assess the performance of a bus transit company’s routes. The analysis results show that the proposed approach ensures optimal operational and service efficiency scores and provides applicable input targets for each route.
ISSN:2192-4376
2192-4384
DOI:10.1007/s13676-018-0123-1