Author(s)

Zhiping Lu ^1,2, Kexin Wang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Economics and Management, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, China
² Smart Logistics and Supply Chain Management Key Lab of Guangxi Province, Liuzhou, China

Corresponding Author

Kexin Wang

ABSTRACT

To study the efficiency of regional waterway transportation, taking Guangxi Beibu Gulf as an example, this paper constructs the input-output index system from 2016 to 2020, using DEA-Malmquist index model to analyse the water transport efficiency of three port cities in Beibu Gulf region. The results show that the overall efficiency of waterway transportation in Guangxi Beibu Gulf region is DEA invalid, which is mainly restricted by scale efficiency. From 2016 to 2020, the total factor productivity of the Beibu Gulf region generally showed a slight downward trend, and technological progress was the main factor affecting total factor productivity. Therefore, appropriately expanding the scale effect, improving the utilization rate of water transport resources, and encouraging the construction of high-tech projects and the circulation of technical talents are conducive to promoting the output efficiency of water transport.

KEYWORDS

Waterway transportation, DEA-malmquist, efficiency

CITE THIS PAPER

Zhiping Lu, Kexin Wang, Research on Regional Waterway Transportation Efficiency Based on DEA and Malmquist Index Model: Taking Guangxi Beibu Gulf as an Example. Information Systems and Economics (2023) Vol. 4: 54-61. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/infse.2023.040308.

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