In this paper a data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach to the problem of emission permits reallocation is presented. It can be used with conventional command and control as well as with an allowance market. It uses a centralized point of view, which represents the common good. In the model it...

Logistics costs in general, and transportation costs in particular, represent a large fraction of the operating costs of many companies. One way to try to reduce these costs is through horizontal cooperation among shippers. Thus, when the transportation needs of two or more companies are merged,...

In this paper, a cooperative DEA game is proposed based on the idea that different organizations can gain if they share data on the input consumption and output production of their processing units. A larger data sample allows a more complete description of the Production Possibility Set and,...

In this paper, linear production games are extended so that instead of assuming a linear production technology with fixed technological coefficients, the more general, non-parametric, DEA production technology is considered. Different organizations are assumed to possess their own technology and...