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Land Circulation, Scale Operation, and Agricultural Carbon Reduction Efficiency: Evidence from China

open access: yesDiscrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, 2021
Based on the panel data of 30 Chinese province in 2005–2018, this paper quantifies agricultural carbon reduction efficiency (CRE), using the slack-based measure (SBM)-data envelopment analysis (DEA) model with undesired outputs (SBM-DEA∗), and ...
Haonan Song   +3 more
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How to better identify the true managerial performance: State of the art using DEA [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Our motivation is to detail a potential improvement on the three-stage analysis published by Fried et al. [Accounting for environmental effects and statistical noise in data envelopment analysis.
Avkiran, Necmi K., Rowlands, Terry
core   +1 more source

Evaluating the efficiency of power companies using data envelopment analysis based on SBM models: a case study in power industry of Iran

open access: yesJournal of Applied Research on Industrial Engineering, 2018
Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is one of the most powerful and useful instrument to evaluate the efficiency of DMU’s. To measure the relative efficiency of multi-sector DMU’s, it is essential to focus on the activities which relate these sectors ...
Hossein Ebrahimzadeh Shermeh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using Shannon Entropy to Improve the Identification of MP-SBM Models with Undesirable Output

open access: yesEntropy, 2022
In the context of the COVID-19 global epidemic, it is particularly important to use limited medical resources to improve the systemic control of infectious diseases. There is a situation where a shortage of medical resources and an uneven distribution of
Zhanxin Ma   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advancing efficiency analysis using data envelopment analysis: the case of German health care and higher education sectors [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
The main goal of this dissertation is to investigate the advancement of efficiency analysis through DEA. This is practically followed by the case of German health care and higher education organizations.
Zarrin, Mansour
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Assessing the environmental efficiency of OECD countries through the lens of ecological footprint indices [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Environmental efficiency plays a crucial role in achieving sustainable economic development. This study aims to enhance the current understanding of dynamic environmental efficiency by using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in conjunction with the ...
Mamghaderi, M.   +2 more
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Environmental efficiency assessment of the U.S. pulp and paper industry using an SBM-DEA model [PDF]

open access: yesBioResources, 2020
The pulp and paper industry contributes to the economic development of the U.S., producing goods that meet primary needs. However, this sector must operate in a balance with the environment to ensure ecological preservation. Proposing a non-radial slacks-based measure – data envelopment analysis (SBM-DEA) approach, this study assessed the environmental
Yali Li, Jianhua Xiao
openaire   +1 more source

Analyzing the accuracy of variable returns to scale data envelopment analysis models [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
The data envelopment analysis (DEA) model is extensively used to estimate efficiency, but no study has determined the DEA model that delivers the most precise estimates.
Brunner, Jens O., Zarrin, Mansour
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Comparison of different protein sources on the phosphorus digestibility of soybean meal for broiler chickens determined using the regression method

open access: yesPoultry Science
: A study was conducted to evaluate the P digestibility in soybean meal (SBM) using the regression method with different basal diet that varied in protein sources. The treatments were organized in a 4 × 3 factorial arrangement, where 4 semipurified diets
V.S. Haetinger, O. Adeola
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DEA Malmquist productivity index based on a double-frontier slacks-based model: Iranian road safety assessment

open access: yesEuropean Transport Research Review, 2019
Many governments in the developing world face the social and economic consequences of road accidents and mortalities. Hence, more precise evaluation of regional programs to reduce road fatalities has been a concern for many safety professionals.
S. S. Ganji, A. A. Rassafi
doaj   +1 more source

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