An Introduction to Data Envelopment Analysis: A Tool for Performance Measurement

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION Decision-Making Units Basic Concepts of Efficiency Measurement Graphical Description - Frontier Analysis Strongly and Weakly Efficient DMUs Exercises PART TWO: MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING ASPECTS OF DEA Mathematical Formulation Exercises Dual DEA Models Multiplier and Envelopment DEA Programmes Input and Output Oriented Envelopment DEA Programs Relationships among Different DEA Formulations Exercises PART THREE: ECONOMIES OF SCALE Returns to Scale and DEA Variable Returns to Scales Multiplier DEA Programs Technical and Scale Efficiencies Estimation of the Most Productive Scale Size Investigating the Returns to Scale Properties of a DMU Exercises PART FOUR: MISCELLANEOUS DEA MODELS AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Multiplicative DEA Models Additive Models Time Series Analysis using DEA Some Extensions of DEA Exercises Other DEA Models and Extensions PART FIVE: COMPUTER-BASED SUPPORT FOR DEA Computational Features of DEA DEA Software Internet Support for DEA A Brief Description of DEA Software PART SIX: DEA BIBLIOGRAPHY AND APPLICATIONS Brief Literature Survey Selected DEA Applications PART SEVEN: SOME ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ON DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS Some Considerations on the Application Procedure of DEA Strengths and Limitations