MEASURING EFFICIENCY IN THE ROAD SECTOR. A NON-PARAMETRIC APPLICATION ON THE NORWEGIAN MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTORATE

In this paper the productive efficiency of the Norwegian Motor Vehicle Inspectorate branches is examined . The aim is to detects the sources of inefficiency between units that otherwise have similar operations and to suggest how these inefficiencies could be eradicated. The data used are for the year 1989 and consists of all the 67 vehicle inspectorate branches spread throughout the country. Within a single unit operations are diverse. However, several of these operations are carried out conjointly, hence allowing for aggregation within a unit. A non- parametric frontier (the DEA method) is applied on the data. The results shows a substantial variation in efficiency across units. The input saving as well as output increasing potential is found to be greatest for the Constant Return Technology case. No clear connection between size and efficiency is observed even when units are aggregated to form regions. Finally the paper looks at some policy implications of the DEA approach with regards to efforts at making the units more efficient. (A)

• Corporate Authors:

  Goeteborgs Universitet

  Foeretagsekonomiska Institutionen, Vasagatan 3
  Goeteborg,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • Odeck, J
• Publication Date: 1992

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 40P+A p.
• Serial:
  • MEMORANDUM
  • Issue Number: 174
  • Publisher: Goeteborgs Universitet

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Economic efficiency; Evaluation and assessment; Inspection; Mathematical models; Measurement; Methodology; Motor vehicles; Organizations; Performance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• Geographic Terms: Norway
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 5910: Durability; 5911: Efficiency; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 6473: Mathematical model; 6136: Measurement; 9102: Method; 8084: Norway; 9057: Organization (association); 1575: Vehicle inspection
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00664834
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 9 1994 12:00AM