Data Envelopment Analysis for efficient traffic management

Abstract

The paper describes the Data Envelopment Analysis method. It demonstrates its application to study the efficiency of traffic management. The paper solves the problem of increasing the efficiency of a T-junction by increasing exit capacity and optimizing the number of exit traffic lanes. An output-oriented DEA model is applied to solve this problem. The sample uses indicators from 56 similar T-junctions with three entry traffic lanes and a different number of exit traffic lanes.