Data Envelopment Analysis: Theory, Methodology, and Applications - Tapa blanda

This book represents a milestone in the progression of Data Envelop­ ment Analysis (DEA). It is the first reference text which includes a comprehensive review and comparative discussion of the basic DEA models. The development is anchored in a unified mathematical and graphical treatment and includes the most important modeling ex­ tensions. In addition, this is the first book that addresses the actual process of conducting DEA analyses including combining DEA and 1 parametric techniques. The book has three other distinctive features. It traces the applications­ driven evolution and diffusion of DEA models and extensions across disciplinary boundaries. It includes a comprehensive bibliography to serve as a source of references as well as a platform for further develop­ ments. And, finally, the power of DEA analysis is demonstrated through fifteen novel applications which should serve as an inspiration for future applications and extensions of the methodology. The origin of this book was a Conference on New Uses of DEA in 2 Management and Public Policy which was held at the IC Institute of the University of Texas at Austin on September 27-29, 1989. The conference was made possible through NSF Grant #SES-8722504 (A. Charnes and 2 W. W. Cooper, co-PIs) and the support of the IC Institute.

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.