This paper analyses various dimensions of operational efficiencies in major Asia Pacific
airports through Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) models that simultaneously account for …

This paper evaluates the influence of contracting out, or outsourcing, certain airport services
and of commercial diversification strategy. Although most of the effort is being put towards …

In this paper we estimate the total factor productivity of UK airports using a Malmquist index.
Productivity change is factored into an index of efficiency change and an index of …

This paper introduces an air cargo supply chain operations reference (ACSCOR) model to
examine the integrated impact of airport operating strategies and industrial forces on airport …

Aviation performance is an important cog in modern globalized economies, which demand
flexibility, mobility, efficiency, and dependability. Airport delays have gone from being a …

The econometric estimation of cost functions has been proposed in the literature as a
suitable approach in order to obtain estimations of marginal costs, efficiency levels and …

This paper explores the problematic of airport capacity expansions from the perspective of
the airport financial management, using the operating costs as the variable of interest. The …

Water supply services in urban India are essential functions of urban local bodies or
municipalities. These services are mostly perceived as unsatisfactory across urban centres …

Outsourcing is used to alleviate capacity shortages and increase production flexibility.
Generally, the outsourcing decision of manufacturing processes is determined by the …

This chapter examines the main methodological issues involved in the comprehension of
the cost structure of the airport industry and suggests considerations for future airport cost …