Pitfalls and protocols in DEA

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2001

Authors

R. G. Dyson (Author) Other; R. Allen (Author) Other; Ana S. Camanho (Author) FEUP; V. V. Podinovski (Author) Other; C. S. Sarrico (Author) Other; E. A. Shale (Author) Other

Journal

Title: European Journal of Operational Research

Vol. 132 No. 2

Pages: 245-259

ISSN: 0377-2217

Publisher: Elsevier

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FOS: Engineering and technology > Other engineering and technologies

CORDIS: Physical sciences > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > Operations research

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Authenticus ID: P-000-TXR

DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(00)00149-1

Abstract (EN): The practical application of data envelopment analysis (DEA) presents a range of procedural issues to be examined and resolved including those relating to the homogeneity of the units under assessment, the input/output set selected, the measurement of those selected variables and the weights attributed to them. Each of these issues can present difficulties in practice. The purpose of this paper is to highlight some of the pitfalls that have been identified in application papers under each of these headings and to suggest protocols to avoid the pitfalls and guide the application of the methodology.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 15