A comprehensive review of data envelopment analysis (DEA) methodology in port efficiency evaluation

E Krmac, M Mansouri Kaleibar - Maritime Economics & Logistics, 2023 - Springer
Given the key role ports play in the trade and economic growth of countries, port managers
are looking for ways to increase efficiency and improve port performance. To this end, the …

Methods and applications of DEA cross-efficiency: Review and future perspectives

J Wu, J Sun, L Liang - Frontiers of Engineering Management, 2021 - Springer
The field of engineering management usually involves evaluation issues, such as program
selection, team performance evaluation, technology selection, and supplier evaluation. The …

Smart and sustainable logistics of Port cities: A framework for comprehending enabling factors, domains and goals

G D'Amico, K Szopik-Depczyńska, I Dembińska… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Digital technologies integrated into port logistics are becoming increasingly decisive among
port cities around the world. This growing importance is due to the need for policymakers …

Green efficiency evaluation and improvement of Chinese ports: A cross-efficiency model

L Wang, Z Zhou, Y Yang, J Wu - Transportation Research Part D: Transport …, 2020 - Elsevier
With the current global environmental degradation and energy consumption demands,
people are placing great emphasis on studying green ports, including ways to evaluate their …

Port efficiency and its influencing factors in the context of pilot free trade zones

J Liu, X Wang, J Guo - Transport Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Under the context of Pilot Free Trade Zones (PFTZs), ports are confronted with new
opportunities to realize high-quality development. This paper first applies the Super-SBM …

How smart port design influences port efficiency–A DEA-Tobit approach

BTH Yen, MJ Huang, HJ Lai, HH Cho… - … in Transportation Business …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the key elements affecting the efficiency of maritime transport is the design of ports,
including traditional facilities and smart port designs with automated machinery …

Pilot free trade zones and Chinese port-listed companies performance: An empirical research based on quasi-natural experiment

S Li, J Liu, Y Kong - Transport Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Liberalization of trade and facilitation of investment are deepened under the Pilot Free Trade
Zone (FTZ) policy, which have created unprecedented business opportunities for the port …

Different types of environmental concerns and heterogeneous influence on green total factor productivity: Evidence from Chinese provincial data

Y Long, L Liu, B Yang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental issues have been the focus of attention worldwide, and achieving green
development is crucial for solving such issues. This study uses the panel data of 30 Chinese …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental efficiency assessment of Dublin Port using two-stage non-radial DEA model

B Djordjević, R Maitra, B Ghosh - Maritime Transport Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The operation of a port is of critical economic importance because of its role in international
trade. However, increased operations increase the port's environmental impact and …

Technology heterogeneity and efficiency of China's circular economic systems: A game meta-frontier DEA approach

J Sun, G Li, Z Wang - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2019 - Elsevier
China is vigorously developing a circular economy to alleviate environmental degradation
and resource shortages. In a circular economic system, resource recovery and pollutant …