TY - JOUR
T1 - Freight transportation efficiency through horizontal cooperation in flanders
AU - Cruijssen, Frans
AU - Dullaert, Wout
AU - Joro, Tarja
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - This paper describes a practical application of data envelopment analysis (DEA) to the Flemish road transportation sector.The efficiency of 82 road transportation companies responding to a large-scale survey focused on horizontal cooperation is evaluated, based on two inputs and two outputs.Various DEA models are used to identify differences between subgroups of respondents.The results demonstrate that, in general, Flemish road transportation companies operate at unacceptably low efficiency levels. Given the findings that the median company is operating on too small a scale, one apparent remedy would be a dramatic increase in market concentration through mergers and acquisitions.
AB - This paper describes a practical application of data envelopment analysis (DEA) to the Flemish road transportation sector.The efficiency of 82 road transportation companies responding to a large-scale survey focused on horizontal cooperation is evaluated, based on two inputs and two outputs.Various DEA models are used to identify differences between subgroups of respondents.The results demonstrate that, in general, Flemish road transportation companies operate at unacceptably low efficiency levels. Given the findings that the median company is operating on too small a scale, one apparent remedy would be a dramatic increase in market concentration through mergers and acquisitions.
KW - Data envelopment analysis
KW - Horizontal cooperation
KW - Road transportation companies
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77953300601&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=77953300601&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13675560903224962
DO - 10.1080/13675560903224962
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77953300601
SN - 1367-5567
VL - 13
SP - 161
EP - 178
JO - International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications
JF - International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications
IS - 3
ER -
