Improving the efficiency of metropolitan area transit by joint analysis of its multiple providers

Barnum, DT; Karlaftis, MG; Tandon, S

dc.contributor.author	Barnum, DT	en
dc.contributor.author	Karlaftis, MG	en
dc.contributor.author	Tandon, S	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:35:51Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:35:51Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.issn	1366-5545	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/21215
dc.subject	Allocation efficiency	en
dc.subject	Data envelopment analysis	en
dc.subject	DEA	en
dc.subject	Technical efficiency	en
dc.subject	Urban public transportation	en
dc.subject	Urban transit	en
dc.subject	Urban transport	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Civil	en
dc.subject.classification	Operations Research & Management Science	en
dc.subject.classification	Transportation	en
dc.subject.classification	Transportation Science & Technology	en
dc.subject.other	algorithm	en
dc.subject.other	data envelopment analysis	en
dc.subject.other	metropolitan area	en
dc.subject.other	public transport	en
dc.subject.other	technical efficiency	en
dc.subject.other	urban area	en
dc.subject.other	urban transport	en
dc.title	Improving the efficiency of metropolitan area transit by joint analysis of its multiple providers	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.tre.2011.04.006	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2011.04.006	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2011	en
heal.abstract	Public transportation in a metropolitan area often is supplied by multiple types of transit. This paper develops and illustrates a DEA-based procedure for estimating: overall efficiency of an area's public transportation; technical efficiencies of the individual transit types; effect of each type on overall efficiency; and efficiency of the allocation of resources among types and an algorithm for improving it. The paper concludes that the overall efficiency of an urban area's public transportation can be validly estimated only if the technical efficiency of each major transport type and the efficiency in allocating resources among them are taken into consideration. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.tre.2011.04.006	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000294237200025	en
dc.identifier.volume	47	en
dc.identifier.issue	6	en
dc.identifier.spage	1160	en
dc.identifier.epage	1176	en