In recent years there has been an exponential growth in the number of publications related
to theory and applications of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Charnes, Cooper, and …

Although an essential condition for the occurrence of human development, economic growth
is not always efficiently converted into quality of life by nation-states. Accordingly, the …

The efficiency levels at which companies turn inputs into outputs may increase their
competitive capacity. Nevertheless, in the literature, there is a lack of methods allowing …

This research aims at analyzing the impact of continuous improvement and learning
processes regarding efficiency and production volume in an armament manufacturer. A …

In this paper we propose to use Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to assess the efficiency of
twenty electricity distributors in Brazil. Among the variables chosen to perform this study, we …

The cow-calf beef production sector in Brazil has a wide variety of operating systems. This
suggests the identification and the characterization of homogeneous regions of production …

The format of the efficient frontier is an important measure of technical efficiency;
additionally, it determines the type of return to scale verified by the model. The classical Data …

Por movimentar expressivos recursos, o setor bancário tende a atrair inúmeros
stakeholders, fato que exige controle e mecanismos de mitigação de riscos. Nesse sentido …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to longitudinally assess the technical efficiency and
productivity, considering investment projects and technological change, in a second …

The article reassesses a recent case study on six bioethanol production processes in China,
to develop a methodology that discriminates the most energy-efficient process. The original …