Efficiency and productivity analysis of the interstate bus transportation industry in Brazil

Productivity analysis is an important policy making and managerial control tool for assessing the degree to which inputs are utilized in the process of obtaining desired outputs. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a non-parametric method based on piecewise linear frontiers estimated with the aid of...

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Main Authors: Antonio G.N. Novaes, Samantha F. Silveira, Helena C. Medeiros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Operacional 2010-08-01
Series:Pesquisa Operacional
Subjects:
DEA
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-74382010000200012