Cross-country comparisons avoid the unsteady equilibrium in which regulators
have to balance between economies of scale and a sufficient number of remaining
comparable utilities. By the use of data envelopment analysis, we compare the
efficiency of the drinking water sector in the Netherlands, England and Wales,
Australia, Portugal and Belgium. After introducing a procedure to measure the
homogene... hiện toàn bộ
Jasmin Grabenschweiger, Karl F. Doerner, Richard F. Hartl, Martin W. P. Savelsbergh
AbstractTo achieve logistic efficiency and customer convenience in last-mile
delivery processes, a system with alternative delivery points in the form of
locker box stations can be used. In such a system, customers can be served
either at their home address within a certain time window, or at a locker box
station where parcels can be picked up at any time. Customers can get a
compensation payment ... hiện toàn bộ