Data Envelopment Analysis: Theory, Methodology, and Applications

This book establishes a reference source for DEA that accomplishes the following seven objectives:

• Motivates DEA as a new approach to organizing and analyzing data beyond its origin in efficiency analyses;
• Presents an integrated framework, and standardized notation for understanding basic DEA models and their extension;
• Develops a deeper understanding of computational issues involved in solving various DEA formulations;
• Provides insights into the DEA process, its usage and interpretations;
• Highlights the range of potential uses of DEA through examples of novel applications;
• Provides an updated comprehensive bibliography;
• Facilitates the diffusion of DEA by making Chapters 1--4 and 21 available for inclusion in operations research, econometric and statistic textbooks under normal provisions which maintain original copyright status.