This study investigates the existence of solutions for the key plant capacity utilisation (PCU)
concepts using general nonparametric technologies. This is done via a theoretical review of …

Firms cannot utilize capacity probably rooted in factors beyond technical constraints, like
corruption. This paper systematically investigates the causal effect of the anti-corruption …

To implement strict environmental targets in China's cement industry into small regions, one
should evaluate the city-level eco-efficiency that provides comprehensive instruction. This …

Convex and nonconvex nonparametric technologies have been applied to estimate plant
capacity utilization. However, they face challenges in capturing the production characteristic …

Capacity utilization (CU) measures may show the potential for production growth under
improved availability of the (variable and fixed) inputs. However, the environmental …

This study extends the measurement of plant capacity utilization by incorporating
undesirable outputs. We select indicators through feature selection in machine learning and …

This study introduces an innovative technique to assess the sustainability of transportation
supply chains by incorporating a unique free disposal hull (FDH) approach within a network …

The determination of reasonable improvement direction is the key difficulty of directional
distance functions in data envelopment analysis target setting method, but there is no …

Scientific and reasonable evaluation of bank performance can help them conduct business
management and decision-making, while most research ignore using the shadow price of …

Purpose This study aims to clarify influencing factors of overcapacity of new energy
enterprises in China and accurately predict whether these enterprises have overcapacity …