for distribution efficiency measurement, an optimisation technique was applied to the same dataset to corroborate the DEA …This paper investigates the feasibility of using data envelopment analysis (DEA) to measure efficiency and rationalise …, DEA was applied to rationalise the network, thereby enhancing overall distribution efficiency. To support the use of DEA …

objective function which reflects concerns over efficiency, environmental impact, finance and sustainability is specified and a …

The water–food–energy nexus is emerging as a critical issue in Asia and the Pacific. It is clear that solutions must be … found to assure water security, thereby eliminating the immediate—and increasing—risk to food security, energy security, and … understand the issues associated with the water–food–energy nexus in Asia and the Pacific. It provides high-level guidance on the …

, SO2, NOx), along with an eco-efficiency indicator, for which we use the slack-free directional distance functions in the … remarkable. Although the eco-efficiency indicator has improved over the last two decades, it has been during the last decade when …

related to the efficiency developments of spatial energy systems. The study analyses the efficiency development in the global … world economy. This study is a comparative analysis of energy and CO <SUB align="right"><SMALL>2</SMALL></SUB> emission …, from which the authors provide the analysis of dynamic changes of energy consumption and CO <SUB align="right"><SMALL>2 …

evaluation through energy and exergy efficiencies. The solar pond system is filled with magnesium chloride containing water to … the temperature sensors. The energy and exergy content distributions are determined for the heat storage zone and the non …-convective zone in August. The energy and exergy efficiencies of the solar pond are defined as a function of solar radiation and …

derived from natural resource energy inputs into an augmented production function. To do this, we estimate the long-term (1900 … work and electrical power. For each end-use we estimated a time dependent efficiency of conversion from exergy to useful …

Engineering models generally find that most consumers are unwilling to adopt energy efficient appliances, even though … consumer preferences that depend on the quality mix of energy-using appliances predicts that under plausible conditions … well be optimalfor consumers never to adopt an energy efficient appliance. Essential modelparameters include purchase …