Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.7470/jkst.2013.31.4.067

Evaluating Efficiency of the Bus Route Operation System  

Kim, Kyoung Sik (Public Transportation Division, Ulsan Metropolitan City)
Jung, Byung Doo (Department of Transportation Engineering, Keimyung University)
Kim, Ki Hyuk (Department of Transportation Engineering, Keimyung University)
Publication Information
Journal of Korean Society of Transportation / v.31, no.4, 2013 , pp. 67-75 More about this Journal
Abstract
The main objective of the research is to analyse the efficiency of bus route operation system which is comprised of Individual Operation System and Joint Operation System. While the reformation of bus route operation system has been usually considered as a service upgrade strategy for inner-city bus operation, it is comparatively difficult to have background information for policy establishment due to shortage of analytical research output. This study adopts Data Envelopment Analysis technique to estimate efficiency of 101 bus routes in Ulsan Metropolitan City which operates two types of operation systems at the same time as of 2009. The analysis results tells that the reason of inefficiency lies on pure technical factor for J.O.G., and scale factor for I.O.G.. It is also confirmed that there is bus route which inefficiently operated in I.O.G and city government needs to prepare the specific plan to upgrade pure technique efficiency before reformation of bus route operation system for successful installation.
Keywords
Data Envelopment Analysis; Efficiency; Individual Operation System; Joint Operation System; Tobit Analysis;
Citations & Related Records
Times Cited By KSCI : 7  (Citation Analysis)
연도 인용수 순위
1 Jung B. D., Kim K. S. (2012), Efficient Government Subsidy Strategy to Improve the Productivity of Urban Bus Industry, Journal of Transport Research, Vol.19, No.2, Korea Transport Research, pp.61-74.
2 Kim H. W., Kook K. H., Moon D. S., Lee J. S. (2009), Measuring the Efficiency in Korean Railway Transport Using Data Envelopment Analysis, J. The Korea Soc. Railway, Vol.12, No.4, The Korea Society for Railway, pp.542-547.   과학기술학회마을
3 Banker R. D., Charnes A., Cooper W. W. (1984), Some Models for Estimating Technical and Scale Inefficiencies in Data Envelopment Analysis, Management Science, Vol.30, pp.1078-1092.   DOI   ScienceOn
4 Barnum D. T., Tandon S., McNeil S., M.ASCE P. E. (2008), Comparing the Performance of Bus Routes after Adjusting for the Environment Using Data Envelopment Analysis, Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol.134, No.2, pp.77-85.   DOI   ScienceOn
5 Sheth C., Triantis K., Teodorovic D. (2007), Performance Evaluation of Bus Routes: A Provider and Passenger Perspective, Transportation Research Part E, 43, pp.453-478.   DOI   ScienceOn
6 Oh M. Y., Kim S. S. (2010), Analysis of the Efficiency of Urban Bus Companies in Seoul considering Accident and Emission Costs (Using a Directional Distance Function), J. Korean Soc. Transp., Vol.28, No.4, Korean Society of Transportation, pp.157-166.   과학기술학회마을
7 Oh M. Y., Kim S. S., Kim M. J. (2002), Analyzing Efficiency in the Seoul's Urban Bus Industry Using Data Envelopment Analysis, J. Korean Soc. Transp., Vol.20, No.2, Korean Society of Transportation, pp.59-68.   과학기술학회마을
8 Sampaio B. R., Neto O. L., Sampaio Y. (2008), Efficiency Analysis of Public Transport Systems: Lessons for Institutional Planning, Transportation Research Part A, 42, pp.445-454.
9 Tandon S. (2006), Performance of BUS Routes Using Data Envelopment Analysis, Thesis, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago.
10 Tsamboulas D. A. (2006), Assessing Performance Under Regulatory Evolution: A European Transit System Perspective, Journal of Urban Planning and Development, Vol.132, No.4, pp.226-234.   DOI   ScienceOn
11 Yu M. M., Fan C. K. (2009), Measuring the Performance of Multimode Bus Transit: A Mixed Structure Network DEA Model, Transportation Research Part E, 45, pp.501-515.   DOI   ScienceOn
12 Kwon T. B. (2002), A Study on the Pool-Allocation System for Urban Buses in Daegu, Daegu Gyeongbuk Development Institute, pp.29-33.
13 Kim M. K. (1998), A Policy Direction and Implementation Program of the Pool-Allocation System for Urban Buses in Busan, Busan Development Institute, pp.20-37.
14 Kim S. S., Oh M. Y., Kim M. J. (2002), Analyzing Efficiency and Economies of Scale in the Seoul's Urban Bus Industry: an Application of Data Envelopment Analysis, Environmental Research, Vol.40, Seoul National University, pp.101-113.
15 Ko S. Y., Hwang K. Y. (1994), A Study on the Introduction of the Pool-Allocation System and Government Funded Pool-Garages for Urban Buses in Seoul, Seoul Development Institute, pp.45-136.
16 Lao Y., Liu L. (2009), Performance Evaluation of Bus Lines With Data Envelopment Analysis and Geographic Information Systems, Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, Vol.33, pp.247-255.   DOI   ScienceOn
17 Lee J. D., Oh D. H. (2010), Introduction to Efficiency Analysis : Data Envelopment Analysis, IB Book, pp.270-274.
18 Mo C. H., Park J. Y., Kim D. J. (2007), Assessment and Improvement Strategy for Bus Quasi-Operating System, Korea Transport Institute, pp.66-71.
19 Odeck J. (2008), The Effect of Mergers on Efficiency and Productivity of Public Transport Services, Transportation Research Part A, 42, pp.696-708.
20 Oh M. Y., Kim S. S. (2005), Productivity Changes by Public Transport Reforms in the Seoul's Urban Bus Industry, J. Korean Soc. Transp., Vol.23, No.7, Korean Society of Transportation, pp.53-61.   과학기술학회마을
21 Choi I. Y. (2004), A Study on Efficiency and Productivity Change (1996, 2002) in the Seoul's Urban Bus Industries, M.A. Thesis, Seoul National University, pp.41-45.
22 Oh M. Y., Kim S. S. (2008), Productivity Changes by Public Transport Reforms in the Seoul's Urban Bus Industry (Using Data Envelopment Analysis With Consideration of Accident Costs), J. Korean Soc. Transp., Vol.26, No.4, Korean Society of Transportation, pp.77-86.   과학기술학회마을
23 Charnes A., Cooper W. W., Lewin A. Y., Seiford L. M. (1997), Data Envelopment Analysis : Theory, Methodology, and Application, Kluwer Academic Publisher.
24 Charnes A., Cooper W. W., Rhodes E. (1978), Measuring the Efficiency of Decision Making Units, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol.2, pp.429-444.   DOI   ScienceOn
25 Farrell M. J. (1957), The Measuring of Productivity Efficiency, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A 120, pp.253-281.   DOI   ScienceOn
26 Han J. H. (2011a), Analysis of the Efficiency of Incheon Urban Bus Routes due to Public-Private- Partnership Bus Service, Transportation Technology and Policy, Vol.8, No.3, Korean Society of Transportation, pp.41-50.   과학기술학회마을
27 Han J. H. (2011b), Analysis of a Productivity Change in Incheon's Urban Bus Industries With Public-Private-Partnership Bus Service, Incheon Development Institute, pp.36-72.
28 Han J. S., Kim H. R., Ko S. Y. (2009), A DEA(Data Envelopment Analysis) Approach for Evaluating the Efficiency of Exclusive Bus Routes, J. Korean Soc. Transp., Vol.27, No.6, Korean Society of Transportation, pp.45-53.   과학기술학회마을
29 Han J. S., Kim H. R., Ko S. Y. (2010), Evaluation of Efficiency in the Seoul's Arterial Bus Routes considering Undesirable Outputs, J. Korean Soc. Transp., Vol.28, No.5, Korean Society of Transportation, pp.43-54.