Efficiency and effectiveness in the urban public transport sector: A critical review with directions for future research

C Daraio, M Diana, F Di Costa, C Leporelli… - European Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a self-contained reference for both policy makers and scholars who
want to address the problem of efficiency and effectiveness of local public transport (LPT) …

Robust scheduling strategies of electric buses under stochastic traffic conditions

X Tang, X Lin, F He - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2019 - Elsevier
The electric bus scheduling problem requires not only satisfying timetable constraints but
also considering battery range limitation and vehicles' recharging plans. This paper is …

A DEA approach for evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of urban transit systems

MG Karlaftis - European Journal of Operational Research, 2004 - Elsevier
The need to measure transit system performance along with its various dimensions has led
to the development of a large number of quantitative performance indicators. However …

Efficiency measurement in public transport: are findings specification sensitive?

MG Karlaftis, D Tsamboulas - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The need to measure transit system performance along with its various dimensions such as
efficiency and effectiveness has led to the development of a wide array of approaches and …

Picking-replenishment synchronization for robotic forward-reserve warehouses

M Jiang, KH Leung, Z Lyu, GQ Huang - Transportation Research Part E …, 2020 - Elsevier
Forward-reserve strategy is commonly applied when processing a large number of small
orders. This paper considers robotic forward-reserve warehouses, where pick locations are …

Strategy formulation and performance: Evidence from local public transit agencies

TH Poister, LH Edwards, OQ Pasha… - Public Performance & …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Building on an initial stream of research on the relationship between strategy process and
performance, this article analyzes the effect of strategic planning and logical incrementalism …

The socio-economic impacts of introducing circular economy into Mediterranean rice production

W Chen, TL Oldfield, D Katsantonis… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
A novel bio-fertilizer technology that utilizing paddy rice residues (bran and husk) through
composting was assessed in the context of life cycle assessment application to circular bio …

Understanding the costs of urban rail transport operations

DJ Graham, JM Carbo, RJ Anderson, P Bansal - … Research Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
There is considerable variation in the average cost of operations across urban rail transport
(or metro) systems. Since metros are typically owned and operated by public authorities …

Evaluating public organization performance under extreme weather events: Does organizational adaptive capacity matter?

F Zhang - Journal of environmental management, 2021 - Elsevier
The study examines the impacts of extreme weather events on public organization
performance. In response to the growing call for adaptive capacity development amid a …

What shapes local public transportation in Europe? Economics, mobility, institutions, and geography

D Albalate, G Bel - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and …, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper analyzes factors explaining supply and demand of local public transportation.
Together with variables related to traditional economic factors and mobility, we consider …