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Chapter 235

Encyclopedia of Business Analytics and Optimization

Data Envelopment Analysis. It is a non-parametric frontier technique based on linear programming that allows to compute the efficiency level of a given unit by comparing it with a frontier constructed by means of the best performing units in the sample (and their convex combinations). This method can be adapted to compute economies of scope.

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Vertical Integration in Telecoms

Clementina Bruno (University of Piemonte Orientale and HERMES, Italy)

Source Title: Encyclopedia of Business Analytics and Optimization

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5202-6.ch235

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Chapter 15

The Performance of Printed Circuit Boards in the Presence of Production Errors: A Comparative Analysis Using Various DEA Models

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), initiated and developed by Charnes, Cooper and Rhodes (1978) , is a nonparametric method for identifying efficient production frontiers and evaluating the relative efficiency of decision making units (DMUs), each of which is an entity responsible for converting multiple inputs into multiple outputs.

Published in Chapter: The Performance of Printed Circuit Boards in the Presence of Production Errors: A Comparative Analysis Using Various DEA Models; From: Handbook of Research on Strategic Performance Management and Measurement Using Data Envelopment Analysis

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It is a powerful instrument for assessing a variety of projects to find the efficiency score or performance of projects.

Published in Chapter: Financial Assessment Model for Energy Streams: Evidence From the Middle East; From: Handbook of Research on Energy and Environmental Finance 4.0

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Multicriteria technical non-parametric, that makes use of the linear programming and that in its origins was used to choose the more efficient processes, when it had multiple inputs and multiple outputs.

Published in Chapter: Shelter Selection with AHP Making Use of the Ideal Alternative; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition

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