Keyword: measurement

Found 937 papers in total
Using small trucks to circumbent large truck restrictions: Impacts on truck emissions and performance measures
1995,
Large truck restrictions have been proposed to improve urban air quality and reduce...
Service efforts and accomplishments reporting: A study of Texas public schools
1996,
This study examined measures of service efforts and accomplishments for Texas public...
Comparing the speed-flow relationship for motorways with new data from the M6
1996,
This paper draws on data collected in March 1993 from the M6 motorway north of...
Model accreditation: A rationale and process for determining a numerical rating
1993,
The proper development of a computer-based Operational Research OR model includes the...
Measuring Newness
1996,
This article deals with ‘newness’, an important characteristic of...
An empirical assessment of the influence of quality dimensions on organizational performance
1996,
While there are several conceptual models to suggest that there exists an association...
Piecewise loglinear frontier and log efficiency measures
1995,
This paper shows that the Sueyoshi and Chang remedy for Charnes et al multiplicative...
Proactive optimization of toxic waste transportation, location and technology
1995,
Many models of real world problems, such as the toxic waste transportation and...
A model to assess risk, equity and efficiency in facility location and transportation of hazardous materials
1995,
In recent years there has been increased public and governmental concern regarding...
An examination of flexibility measurements and performance of flexible manufacturing systems
1996,
Evolving from cost, quality and delivery (time), flexibility is becoming a key...
An inefficiency measurement method for management systems
1994,
This paper proposes a new method ‘Inverted Data Envelopment Analysis (Inverted...
Factors affecting perceptions of CASE effectiveness
1995,
CASE (Computer Aided Software/Systems Engineering) tools are claimed to increase the...
A procedure for evaluating productivity in materials management
1995,
The authors propose a procedure for controlling the consumption of small items. The...
The use of the National Quality Award Criteria for self-assessment in Brazil
1995,
The Brazilian National Quality Prize was awarded for the first time in 1992. The Award...
Planning for quality in the service area and critical factors for success in new enterprises
1995,
The authors suggest some tools to contribute to the development of small and medium...
Regularity, recency and rates
1994,
Survey researchers often use the recency question format-‘When was the last time...
Ratio and frontier analysis for assessing corporate performance: Evidence from the grocery industry in the UK
1995,
This paper considers the use of alternative methodologies for assessing corporate...
The measurement and use of operational flexibility in the loading of Flexible Manufacturing Systems
1992,
Flexibility has been recognized as a key aspect of a firm’s response to...
Models for the evaluation of routing and machine flexibility
1992,
The authors present models by which flexibility for a manufacturing system can be...
Stochastic analysis of flexible process choices
1992,
In this paper the authors develop a stochastic linear programming model to evaluate...
Measuring information systems effectiveness: A review and evaluation
1994,
Information systems (IS) effectiveness is a complex variable. The literature on...
Prioritization models for frontier decision making units in DEA
1992,
Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) has received significant attention in recent years as...
Determining teaching and research efficiencies
1995,
This paper considers the problem of determing teaching and research efficiencies for...
Assessing topological configurations for rapid transit networks
1994,
Metro and light rapid transit systems provide an effective means of transportation in...
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