Abstract
Container terminal production is both an important and complicated element in the
contemporary global economy. Amongst other methods, the efficiency of container port or
terminal production can potentially be analysed by Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) or by the
Free Disposal Hull (FDH) Model. This paper aims to evaluate the efficiency of the world’s most
important container ports and terminals using the two alternative techniques. The results show
that the available mathematical programming methodologies lead to different conclusions. It is
also concluded that the availability of panel data, rather than cross-sectional data would greatly
improve the validity of the efficiency estimates derived from all the mathematical programming
techniques applied.
contemporary global economy. Amongst other methods, the efficiency of container port or
terminal production can potentially be analysed by Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) or by the
Free Disposal Hull (FDH) Model. This paper aims to evaluate the efficiency of the world’s most
important container ports and terminals using the two alternative techniques. The results show
that the available mathematical programming methodologies lead to different conclusions. It is
also concluded that the availability of panel data, rather than cross-sectional data would greatly
improve the validity of the efficiency estimates derived from all the mathematical programming
techniques applied.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 698-713 |
| Journal | Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies |
| Volume | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |