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Improving energy use efficiency of canola production using data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach

Mousavi-Avval, Seyed Hashem; Rafiee, Shahin; Jafari, Ali; … - In: Energy 36 (2011) 5, pp. 2765-2772

technical and scale efficiency of producers were analyzed using a non-parametric data envelopment analysis technique. The study …

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Relative Efficiency of Government Spending and Its Determinants: Evidence from East Asian Countries

Wang, Eric; Alvi, Eskander - In: Eurasian Economic Review 1 (2011) 1, pp. 3-28

the performance of government spending. The results of data envelopment analysis (DEA) show that Japan and Singapore have …

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Optimization of energy consumption for soybean production using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach

Mousavi-Avval, Seyed Hashem; Rafiee, Shahin; Jafari, Ali; … - In: Applied Energy 88 (2011) 11, pp. 3765-3772

In this study a non-parametric method of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is used to estimate the energy efficiencies of …

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A flexible neural network-fuzzy data envelopment analysis approach for location optimization of solar plants with uncertainty and complexity

Azadeh, A.; Sheikhalishahi, M.; Asadzadeh, S.M. - In: Renewable Energy 36 (2011) 12, pp. 3394-3401

and uncertainty. The flexible approach is composed of artificial neural network (ANN) and fuzzy data envelopment analysis …

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Evaluating the efficiency of the global primary aluminum smelting industry: a data envelopment approach

Blomberg, Jerry; Jonsson, Bo - In: Health Economics Review 24 (2011) 1, pp. 29-44

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Performance evaluation and improvement directions for an Indian electric utility

Yadav, Vinod Kumar; Padhy, N.P.; Gupta, H.O. - In: Energy Policy 39 (2011) 11, pp. 7112-7120

– deploying Input oriented Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The results indicate that the performance of several EDDs is sub …

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Cost efficiency of university hospitals in the Nordic countries: a cross-country analysis

Medin, Emma; Anthun, Kjartan; Häkkinen, Unto; … - In: The European Journal of Health Economics 12 (2011) 6, pp. 509-519

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A multi criteria data envelopment analysis model to evaluate the efficiency of the Renewable Energy technologies

Cristóbal, San; Ramón, José - In: Renewable Energy 36 (2011) 10, pp. 2742-2746

through a Multiple Criteria Data Envelopment Analysis (MCDEA) model. Two additional criterion, the minsum and minimax …

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Energy efficiency improvement and input cost saving in kiwifruit production using Data Envelopment Analysis approach

Mohammadi, Ali; Rafiee, Shahin; Mohtasebi, Seyed Saeid; … - In: Renewable Energy 36 (2011) 9, pp. 2573-2579

In this study, Data Envelopment Analysis approach was used to analyze the energy efficiency of farmers, to find …

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Travel agencies in Alicante, Spain: a productivity analysis

Álvarez‐Suárez, Alberto; Fuentes, Ramón - In: The TQM Journal 23 (2011) 5, pp. 560-577

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide lines of action based on the results aimed at improving the future levels of productivity of the travel agencies in Alicante. Design/methodology/approach – Estimates of output‐oriented Malmquist Productivity Indices and the values of their...

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