Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a popular and universal method for examining the efficiency with which decision-making units (DMUs) transform multiple inputs into multiple outputs. However, DEA has its limitations, one of them being its decreasing...
In this paper, we describe an interactive web application (deaR-shiny) to measure efficiency and productivity using data envelopment analysis (DEA). deaR-shiny aims to fill the gap that currently exists in the availability of online DEA software offe...
In many data envelopment analysis (DEA) applications, the analyst always confronts the difficulty that the selected data set is not suitable to apply traditional DEA models for their poor discrimination. This paper presents an approach using Shannon’...
This paper extends two fuzzy ranking data envelopment analysis (DEA) approaches to the case of general networks of processes. The first approach provides an efficiency score for each possibility level which requires solving one linear program for eac...
This work develops an inverse data envelopment analysis (Inverse DEA) framework for portfolio optimization, treating return as a desirable output and volatility as an undesirable output. Using 20 industry-level portfolios from the Taiwan Stock Exchan...
In this paper, a novel approach combining fuzzy data envelopment analysis (DEA) and the analytical hierarchical process (AHP) is proposed to rank units with multiple fuzzy criteria. The hybrid fuzzy DEA/AHP approach derives the AHP pairwise compariso...
In order to rationalize material selection in green design, this study presents an attempt to combine the methods of generalized Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS). By establish...
The purpose of this paper is to assess the efficiency of climate change competitiveness via a case study on EU regions by using the data envelopment analysis (DEA) model and Shannon entropy. First, on the same premise as similar composite indicators,...
The Spanish port system is subjected to a Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)-Bootstrapping analysis of its operational and financial efficiency to be compared to two other scenarios. One of these presents a port cluster based on the grouping of ports be...
The optimal allocation of limited resources along with output target setting are critical in pursuing the sustainability and competitiveness of organizations. The process of resource distribution is usually implemented through a central unit that rou...
This article aims to review, analyze, and classify the published research applications of the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) window analysis technique. The number of filtered articles included in the study is 109, retrieved from 79 journals in the w...
Since Charnes, Cooper, and Rhodes introduced data envelopment analysis (DEA) in 1978, later called the DEA-CCR model, many studies applied this technique to different fields. Based on the original CCR model, many modified DEA models were developed by...
The measurement of power plant efficiency is of great importance for decision makers in order to formulate policies. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the performance of lignite-fired power plants in Greece using data envelopment analysis (DEA)...
Sustainable development has become a global catchphrase in the recent development age. This leads to the growth of various methodologies in evaluating environmental efficiency, such as the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method. The purpose of this s...
The purpose of this study is to develop the methodology to assess the sustainability of the aviation industry based on network data envelopment analysis (DEA) for the assessment of the national aviation industry process productivity. The national avi...
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficiency of the banks in Lithuania by employing the DEA method and evaluate bank performance in a low interest rate environment. The efficiency scores were calculated with a non-parametric frontier input-...
The present study evaluates the performance of hotel companies in Romania using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) integrated with a hybrid weighted TOPSIS model (Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to the Ideal Solution). This approach capture...
In this study, we focus on how banks can enhance their efficiency in the utilization of resources to ensure their economic sustainability. We propose a novel three-stage (production, investment, and revenue generation) network Data Envelopment Analys...
In dogs, the risk of an acute hemolytic transfusion reaction at the first transfusion is negligible; however, mismatched transfusions may produce alloimmunization. To avoid fatal acute hemolytic reactions in subsequent blood transfusions, it is impor...
Seaports are important infrastructures to support international trade. Therefore, it is vital that port efficiency and productivity are continuously evaluated and improved. In this context, the objective of this article is to evaluate both the techni...
The supplier selection process is a strategic decision-making process that influences the company’s sustainability. Lately, the sustainability concept has been highlighted as an organization’s source of success and profitability. Therefor...
The evaluation of agricultural green ecological efficiency can reflect the capacity of agriculture for sustainable development and reduce the endogenous pollution caused by agricultural waste in order to alleviate the weakening of agricultural ecosys...
Risk management is a key activity in every organization. The identification and evaluation of all risks in higher education institutions lead to the continuous monitoring of investments in people, high technology, and innovation. This paper evaluates...
This document proposes an innovative composite indicator to measure and control the performance of production processes. The aim is to provide a tool for controlling the efficiency of the processes, assessed in relation to the number and the impact o...
This study examines shipping efficiency and its influencing factors in 19 Chinese port cities using a four-stage bootstrap DEA approach. Infrastructure, asset investment, and labor are selected as its inputs; cargo throughput and cargo turnover are s...
Stepwise benchmark target selection in data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a realistic and effective method by which inefficient decision-making units (DMUs) can choose benchmarks in a stepwise manner. We propose, for the construction of a benchmarkin...
Corporate failure prediction remains a major topic in the literature. Numerous methodologies have been established for its assessment, while data envelopment analysis (DEA) has received particular attention. This study contributes to the literature,...
China is facing an increasingly serious aging problem, which puts forward higher requirements for the smoothness of the endowment insurance system. Accurate evaluation of the efficiency of the system can help the government to find problems and impro...
In recent years, dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) have been widely used in soft robots and artificial bio-medical applications. Most DEAs are composed of a thin dielectric elastomer layer sandwiched between two compliant electrodes. DEAs vary in...
Transport is recognized as a major energy consumer and environment pollutant. Recently scholars have paid considerable attention to the evaluation of transport energy and environmental efficiency (EEE). In this paper, the non-radial Data Envelopment...
Operational risk assessment has received considerable attention in bank risk management. However, current assessment methods are primarily designed to assess the risk profile of individual banks. To enable cross-bank operational risk assessment, we p...
With the shifting healthcare environment, the importance of public healthcare systems is being emphasized, and the efficiency of public healthcare systems has become a critical research agenda. We reviewed recent research on the efficiency of public...
One of the goals of macroeconomic analysis is to rank and segment enterprises described by many financial indicators. The segmentation can be used for investment strategies or risk evaluation. The aim of this research was to distinguish groups of sim...
24 February 2023
To achieve the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C above preindustrial levels, net-zero emissions targets were proposed to assist countries in planning their long-term reduction. Inverse Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) can be used to determ...
How to evaluate the carbon emission efficiency of multimodal transport is an important issue of public concern, and this article attempts to solve it with a network data envelopment analysis (DEA) model. DEA is a method to evaluate the efficiency of...
To realize the sustainable development of energy, the Chinese government has formulated a series of national goals of total energy control and energy structure optimization. Under the national constraints, how to efficiently allocate the constrained...
This paper proposes a hybrid methodology for portfolio optimization by integrating the data envelopment analysis (DEA) model with the mean semivariance (MSV) framework. The goal is to construct portfolios that achieve targeted returns while minimizin...
Efficient urban water management is crucial for sustainability, especially in contexts such as Mexico. Therefore, assessing the performance of Water Utility Organizations (WUOs) is very important. This study assesses the technical efficiency of 49 Me...
Platform-enabled governance is reshaping destination management, yet subnational destinations still lack replicable dashboards that combine key performance indicators (KPIs) with efficiency analysis. This study examines whether a compact KPI stack co...
Data envelopment analysis (DEA) methodology is used in this study for a comparison of the dynamic efficiency of European countries over the last decade. Moreover, efficiency analysis is used to determine where resources are distributed efficiently an...
Supply Chain Management (SCM) represents an example of a complex multi-stage system. The SCM involves and connects different activities, from customer’s orders to received services, all with the aim of satisfying customers. The evaluation of a...
This paper presents an extended two-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA) method for analyzing water resource use efficiency (WRUE) and related WRUE issues, which was developed by introducing regional water resource metabolic theory into the two-stag...
This study proposes a methodology that combines Six Sigma and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to measure the quality of banking services. The proposed framework emphasizes seven essential quality dimensions: prompt response, efficient channels, fraud...
In recent years there has been growing interest in measuring the environmental efficiency of the different territories, countries and/or nations. This has led to the development of different methods applied to the evaluation of environmental efficien...
Logistics services aid import and export businesses located near ports in terms of ease and efficiency in the globalization era. Furthermore, economic growth and global import–export volumes immediately impact the port industry. This research a...
The production of renewable energy is becoming one of the most important issues for communities due to the increasing energy demand. The purpose of this paper is to develop a systematized, sustainability-focused evaluation framework for determining t...
20 October 2020
Background—Communities played a key role in preventing the spread of coronavirus, not only during the threshold period of the epidemic but also in the normal stage of prevention. Scientifically evaluating the community’s work is necessary...
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is showing its great influence and leadership on the international energy cooperation. Based on the three-stage DEA model, total-factor energy efficiency (TFEE) in 35 BRI countries in 2015 was measured in this artic...
Renewable energy (RE) is pivotal to achieving both environmental sustainability and long-term energy security, yet systematic evidence on the efficiency of RE investment across South and Southeast Asia remains sparse. This study introduces a rejoice&...
10 December 2024
This study evaluates the efficiency of public hospitals in Greece during the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020, using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). Faced with unprecedented pressure from increased demand for medi...
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