The purpose of this paper is to briefly trace the evolution of DEA from the initial publication
by Charnes et al.(1978b) to the current state of the art (SOA). The state of development of …

This paper reviews 188 published papers on frontier efficiency measurement. The
techniques used are mainly based on non-parametric data envelopment analysis, but there …

Abstract Data Envelopment Analyses (DEA) is a methodology that has been used to
evaluate the efficiency of entities (eg, programs, organizations etc.) which are responsible …

There has been increasing interest in measuring the productive performance of health care
services, since the mid-1980s. This paper reviews this literature and, in particular, the …

El concepto de eficiencia está relacionado con la economía de recursos. Es frecuente
definir la eficiencia como la relación entre los resultados obtenidos (outputs) y los recursos …

This book provides a concise synthesis of leading edge research in the theory and practise
of efficiency measurement in health and health care. Whilst much of the literature in this area …

This article, investigates efficiency in the municipal sector of the Region of Murcia (Spain).
With that aim, data of 31 municipalities (69% of the response rate) have been collected …

This paper presents the results of an empirical study aimed at evaluating the cost efficiency
of 108 Italian major municipalities, and investigating to what extent the municipality …

An analytical method for benchmarking, using data envelopment analysis, is proposed that
can help companies identify their most efficient suppliers, the suppliers among the most …

Dieses Buch führt mikroökonomisch fundiert in die Produktivitäts-und Effizienzanalyse ein
und zeigt, wie man auch ohne apriori Kenntnis der Produktionsfunktion zu Aussagen über …