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688. Evaluating eco-efficiency under dynamic network setting for passenger road transportation: A case study of State Road Transport Undertakings in India

Invited abstract in session WB-48: DEA applications in transportation, stream Data Envelopment Analysis and its Application.

Wednesday, 10:30-12:00
Room: 60 (building: 324)

Authors (first author is the speaker)

1. Sanjeet Singh
Decision Sciences, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
2. Saransh Tiwari
Decision Sciences, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow

Abstract

State Road Transport Undertakings (STUs) in India are state government-operated transport services that connect various landscapes and isolated mountainous regions across the nation, serving as a crucial catalyst for improving public transit. These organizations are driven by a strong sense of social responsibility. As an illustration, they function in locations
with poor income generation to cater to the public. Hence, it is necessary to regularly assess their performance and consistently make attempts to make necessary adjustments. Road transport has a significant role in the economy, but it also contributes significantly to energy consumption and environmental damage, particularly through air pollution. STUs, which run
on high-speed diesel, emit air pollution as a byproduct of fuel combustion. This has sparked worries over its adverse effects on climate change and the long-term viability of ecosystems. The current body of research on performance evaluation of passenger transportation systems fails to consider the fundamental structures of the transportation process and instead approaches it as an opaque entity. As a result, it is unable to accurately determine the exact reason for inefficiencies, which makes it challenging to adjust in the complex transportation process. Prior research on STUs has not considered the possible negative impacts on the environment.

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Status: accepted

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