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Data Envelopment Analysis (D.E.A.) has been widely studied in the literature since its inception in 1978. The methodology behind the classical D.E.A., the oriented method, is to hold inputs (outputs) constant and to determine how much of an improvement in the output (input) dimensions is...
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Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) has been widely studied in the literature since its inception in 1978 and is a key analytical technique used in Wharton's performance analysis for retail delivery systems. The methodology behind the classical DEA, the oriented method, is to hold inputs (outputs)...
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Call centers are quickly becoming the major point of contact for serving customers and generating new revenue in a variety of industries. No where is this growth in the importance of call centers more apparent than in the financial services industry. This paper presents the results of a survey...
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Financial services comprise over 4 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States and employ over 5.4 million people. By offering vehicles for investment of savings, extension of credit and risk management, they fuel the modern capitalistic society.<p> <p>While the essential functions...</p></p>
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How does a retail bank innovate? Traditional innovation literature would suggest that organizations innovate by getting new and/or improved products to market. However, in a service, the product is the process. Thus, innovation in banking lies more in process and organizational changes than in...
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A decade of econometric research has shown that X-efficiency dominates scale and scope as the drivers of inefficiency in the U.S. banking industry. However, this research falls short in explaining the causes of the high degree of X-efficiency in the industry. This paper summarizes a four-year...
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When one undertakes a benchmarking study, it is quite typical to collect performance data on a set of business processes from a variety of organizations. While one can compare efficiency on a process-by-process level, how can one compare the overall efficiency of one organization versus another...
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