Assessing the technical efficiency of intermodal freight transport chains using a modified network DEA approach

This paper presents a modified Network DEA model (NDEA) to measure the performance of intermodal freight transport (IFT) chains and to find the sources of inefficiencies. The model addresses two challenges in the application of NDEA to the IFT domain: first, the chains may differ in the number of divisions (i.e., transshipment/transportation activities); and second, one needs to define a relevant intermediate service. For purposes of illustration, the model is applied to a particular European IFT network for which the inefficient transport/transshipment segments are identified and discussed.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2019.04.003
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1366554518307932
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  • © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Saeedi, Hamid
  • 0000-0002-6848-8693
  • Behdani, Behzad
  • Wiegmans, Bart
  • Zuidwijk, Rob
• Publication Date: 2019-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 66-86
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
  • Volume: 126
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1366-5545
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13665545

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight transportation; Intermodal transportation; Networks; Supply chain management
• Uncontrolled Terms: Data envelopment analysis; Technical inefficiency
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01709567
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 2019 11:40AM