An Assessment of the Efficiency of Agribusiness Trucking Companies: A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach
Shaik, Saleem; Allen, Albert J.; Estrada, Joselito K.
2005

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the issue of efficiency in the U.S. motor carrier industry using DEA and SFA. While both methods used the same variables, the resulting efficiency scores were significantly different. This leads to the question of which method is a better measure of efficiency.

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Title
An Assessment of the Efficiency of Agribusiness Trucking Companies: A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach
Author(s)
Shaik, Saleem
Allen, Albert J.
Estrada, Joselito K.
Subject(s)
Issue Date
2005
Publication Type
Conference Paper/ Presentation
DOI and Other Identifiers
10.22004/ag.econ.35661
Record Identifier
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/35661
PURL Identifier
http://purl.umn.edu/35661
Language
English
Total Pages
10
Series Statement
Selected Paper
Record Appears in
Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA) > 2005 Annual Meeting, February 5-9, 2005, Little Rock, Arkansas

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