In this paper we consider the use of data envelopment analysis (DEA) for the assessment of efficiency of units whose output profiles exhibit specialisation. An example of this is found in agriculture where a large number of different crops may be produced in a particular region, but only a few...

Recently, Podinovski and Førsund (2010) developed a linear programming approach to the analysis and calculation of a class of mixed partial elasticity measures in variable returns-to-scale (VRS) production technologies. In the current paper, we extend their approach to the constant...

Chapter 1. Introduction: Applied Operations Research and Financial Modeling in Energy (André Dorsman) -- Chapter 2. Optimization Methods on Electricity Generation and Transmission Expansion Planning Problem (Mahdi Noorizadegan) -- Chapter 3. Demand-Driven Electricity Supply Options of Electric...