Performance Evaluation of the Public Bus Transportation in India: An Application of the Malmquist Productivity Index

By using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Malmquist Productivity Index (MPI), this study measures the efficiency of 33 State Transport Undertakings (STUs) in India, considering the year 2010-16. An output-oriented approach is used with output variables as Effective kilometres and input variables...

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Published inJournal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies Vol. 15; pp. 553 - 572
Main Author VARGHESE, Ann Mary
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies 2024
Subjects
Analysis Malmquist Productivity Index
Data Envelopment
Efficiency Measurement
India
Public Bus Transportation
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Summary:By using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Malmquist Productivity Index (MPI), this study measures the efficiency of 33 State Transport Undertakings (STUs) in India, considering the year 2010-16. An output-oriented approach is used with output variables as Effective kilometres and input variables as Fleet Size, Total staff, and fuel consumption. The study attempts to provide an overview of the general status of STUs in India regarding their productive efficiencies in terms of years, firm-wise performance, and organisation-wise performance. The research has policy and managerial implications, with the study’s limitations also discussed.
ISSN:1881-1124
DOI:10.11175/easts.15.553