http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
1 online resource (xii, 513 pages) : illustrations.
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.
1. Introduction -- 2. Basic DEA Models -- 3. Extensions to DEA Models -- 4. Computational Aspects of DEA / Agha Iqbal Ali -- 5. DEA Software Packages -- 6. Evaluating the Impacts of Operating Strategies on Efficiency in the U.S. Airline Industry / Rajiv D. Banker and Holly H. Johnston -- 7. Analyzing Technical and Allocative Efficiency of Hospitals / Patricia Byrnes and Vivian Valdmanis -- 8. A Multiperiod Analysis of Market Segments and Brand Efficiency in the Competitive Carbonated Beverage Industry / Abraham Chames, William W. Cooper, Boaz Golany, D. B. Learner, Fred Y. Phillips and John J. Rousseau -- 9. Exploring Why Some Physicians' Hospital Practices Are More Efficient: Taking DEA Inside the Hospital / Jon A. Chilingerian -- 10. On the Measurement and Monitoring of Relative Efficiency of Highway Maintenance Patrols / Wade D. Cook, Alex Kazakov and Yaakov Roll.
[edited by] Abraham Charnes ... [and others].
Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-508) and index.