Handbook on Data Envelopment Analysis

by Cooper, William W.; Seiford, Lawrence M.; Zhu, Joe; Cooper, William W.

• ISBN13: 9781402077975
• ISBN10: 1402077971
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Print on Demand

Summary

This Handbook has been developed as a comprehensive reference for researchers, students and practitioners. It reflects the state-of-the-art in Data Envelopment Analysis. It also represents a milestone in the progression of a continuously advancing methodology. which has extensive utility. Written by experts - who are the major research contributors to the topics covered - the Handbook is organized in three sections. The first section is a comprehensive examination of the basic DEA models and DEA extensions. The second section consists of a collection of coverages by persons experienced in applications to the areas of banking, education, sports, retailing, health care, etc. The final section is a review of current DEA software technology.

Table of Contents

Preface

Data Envelopment Analysis: History, Models and Interpretations

Returns to Scale in DEA

Sensitivity Analysis in DEA

Incorporating Value Judgments in DEA

Distance Functions with Applications to DEA

Qualitative Data in DEA

Congestion: Its Identification and Management with DEA

Malmquist Productivity Index: Efficiency Change Over Time

Chance Constrained DEA

Performance of the Bootstrap for DEA Estimators and Iterating the Principle

Statistical Tests Based on DEA Efficiency Scores

Performance Evaluation in Education: Modeling Educational Production

Assessing Bank and Bank Branch Performance: Modeling Considerations and Approaches

Engineering Applications of Data Envelopment Analysis: Issues and Opportunities

Benchmarking in Sports: Bonds or Ruth: Determining the Most Dominant Baseball Batter Using DEA

Assessing the Selling Function in Retailing: Insights from Banking, Sales forces, Restaurants & Betting shops

Health Care Applications: From Hospitals to Physicians, From Productive Efficiency to Quality Frontiers

DEA Software Tools and Technology: A State-of-the-Art Survey

Notes about Authors

Author Index

Subject Index

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