An emergency department (ED) has been considered as one of the most congested
department in a hospital. The congestion is typically contributed by long waiting time to get …

Reducing carbon emissions is essential for achieving sustainable development in China. In
this study, we developed a framework for measuring carbon emission reduction considering …

China's transportation sector is a vital link between production and consumption, but it also
has issues with low efficiency, high carbon emissions, and technological bottlenecks. To …

Reductions of carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions and energy consumption are two vital
methods contributing in improvement of the environmental energy efficiency. Since data …

Because port operations have rapidly been extending, air pollution resulted from ports has
been increased and become a persistent concern for environmentalist and policy makers …

The strategic emerging industry (SEI) can effectively cope with high energy consumption,
high pollution and low efficiency in traditional production mode, which attracts high attention …

This chapter introduces the main concepts and models underlying the evaluation of
efficiency using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) technique. It starts with a historical …

This study investigates the relationship between green bonds and enterprises' financing
efficiency. A three-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA) model and a fixed effects model …

In this era of global competition, higher education institutions (HEIs) are important
institutions for social development and economic sustainability of a country. Thus, the …

Supply chain management (SCM) has been received much attention from academics and
corporates. Effective and sustainable SCM require proper efficiency evaluation of suppliers …