When benchmarking production units by non-parametric methods like data envelopment analysis (DEA), an assumption has to … frontiers across samples of producers. Until now, no exact tests for examining returns to scale assumptions in DEA, or for test … test for the hypothesis of constant returns to scale in DEA. The others are tests for general frontier differences and …

order to contrast two well-established methods, IDEA and Fuzzy DEA, with a recently suggested extension of Fuzzy DEA in the …

Analysis (DEA) and to explain observed differences in the results according to seasonal patterns in tourism activities and … establecimientos de alojamiento turístico de las Islas Baleares, a partir de la aplicación del analisis envolvente de datos (DEA) y …

The standard DEA model can be applied to a mix of categorical and continuous variables by entering all combinations of …

Envelopment Analysis - DEA model (considering variable returns of scale with input orientation), the bad output model and the …

. Using the nonparametric approach called data envelopment analysis (DEA), we have modeled this multi-stage production process …

some valuable progress has been made exploring the economic theory underlying DEA models, these developments have remained … in their infancy and have not found enough application. An attempt is made here to examine the DEA model of efficiency …-stage production processes makes the technology structure non-convex, and therefore, the standard convex DEA production models (e …