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Efficiency measurement of bus routes and exogenous operating environment effects on efficiency

Efficiency measurement of bus routes and exogenous operating environment effects on efficiency
Efficiency measurement of bus routes and exogenous operating environment effects on efficiency
This study develops an independent efficiency measurement model framework of bus routes, so as to treat preferably the heterogeneous outputs in a data envelopment analysis (DEA)-based efficiency measurement. It then introduces four new exogenous operating environment factors at the microscopic level of bus routes, and applies the three-stage DEA approach to incorporate operating environment effects and statistical noise into the efficiency measurement framework. The main purpose is to measure impartially the managerial efficiency of bus routes, purged of operating environment effects and statistical noise, and additionally to investigate the operating environment effects on efficiency. An empirical analysis, based on 39 routes operated in Jiangyin City, China, is presented. The principal finding is that the adoption of the independent efficiency measurement model framework is reasonable and has many virtues. Moreover, the proposed approach could substantially provide decision support both for regulators and for producers of bus services. In addition, the operating environment does indeed significantly affect operating efficiency and quality efficiency, especially the latter.
1029-0354
464-483
Zhu, Weiquan
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Yang, Xiaoguang
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Preston, John
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Zhu, Weiquan
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Yang, Xiaoguang
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Preston, John
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Zhu, Weiquan, Yang, Xiaoguang and Preston, John (2016) Efficiency measurement of bus routes and exogenous operating environment effects on efficiency. Transportation Planning and Technology, 39 (5), 464-483. (doi:10.1080/03081060.2016.1174364).

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This study develops an independent efficiency measurement model framework of bus routes, so as to treat preferably the heterogeneous outputs in a data envelopment analysis (DEA)-based efficiency measurement. It then introduces four new exogenous operating environment factors at the microscopic level of bus routes, and applies the three-stage DEA approach to incorporate operating environment effects and statistical noise into the efficiency measurement framework. The main purpose is to measure impartially the managerial efficiency of bus routes, purged of operating environment effects and statistical noise, and additionally to investigate the operating environment effects on efficiency. An empirical analysis, based on 39 routes operated in Jiangyin City, China, is presented. The principal finding is that the adoption of the independent efficiency measurement model framework is reasonable and has many virtues. Moreover, the proposed approach could substantially provide decision support both for regulators and for producers of bus services. In addition, the operating environment does indeed significantly affect operating efficiency and quality efficiency, especially the latter.

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Accepted/In Press date: 29 February 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 30 April 2016
Organisations: Transportation Group

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Local EPrints ID: 403185
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/403185
ISSN: 1029-0354
PURE UUID: 41533ffb-46cb-4f2d-bfee-f582c7354b3c
ORCID for John Preston: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6866-049X

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Date deposited: 28 Nov 2016 14:27
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:48

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Author: Weiquan Zhu
Author: Xiaoguang Yang
Author: John Preston ORCID iD

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