A comprehensive review of data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach in energy efficiency

A Mardani, EK Zavadskas, D Streimikiene… - … and sustainable energy …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
The main aim of this review article is to review of DEA models in regarding to energy
efficiency. This paper reviewed and summarized the different models of DEA that have been …

An analytical review of the efficiency of water and sanitation utilities in develo** countries

TB Cetrulo, RC Marques, TF Malheiros - Water research, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Due to the importance of analyzing the efficiency of water utilities and the large number of
publications in this area, at least five reviews have already been carried out to identify …

Twenty years of water utility benchmarking: A bibliometric analysis of emerging interest in water research and collaboration

KH Goh, KF See - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The research on benchmarking analysis of the water and sewage industry has been
expanding over the years. Water utility benchmarking analysis is crucial for mitigating the …

[HTML][HTML] Performance analytics for regulation in retail water utilities: Guiding asset management by identifying peers and targets

H Vilarinho, G D'Inverno, H Nóvoa, AS Camanho - utilities policy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This research evaluates the performance of water supply utilities operating at the retail level
in Portugal concerning asset management practices. The study's main innovative feature is …

Water services performance: do operational environment and quality factors count?

FS Pinto, P Simões, RC Marques - Urban Water Journal, 2017‏ - Taylor & Francis
Decision makers must keep in mind that water services have an invaluable 'price'for the
public budget and society's welfare. However, due to the specific features of the service …

Urban water supply in Sub-Saharan Africa: historical and emerging policies and institutional arrangements

EA Adams, D Sambu, SL Smiley - International Journal of Water …, 2019‏ - Taylor & Francis
This article synthesizes the literature on historical and emerging institutional arrangements
for urban water supply in Sub-Saharan Africa to highlight successes, drawbacks, and …

Key performance indicators to explain energy & economic efficiency across water utilities, and identifying suitable proxies

NL Walker, AP Williams, D Styles - Journal of Environmental Management, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Water companies consume up to 8% of global energy demand, at billions of dollars' cost.
Benchmarking of performance between utilities can facilitate improvements in efficiency; …

Economic and environmental efficiency of UK and Ireland water companies: Influence of exogenous factors and rurality

NL Walker, A Norton, I Harris, AP Williams… - Journal of Environmental …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
For water companies, benchmarking their performance relative to other companies can be
an effective way to identify the scope for efficiency gains to be made through infrastructure …

Evaluation of dynamic eco-efficiency of water companies: the influence of non-revenue water and water supply interruptions

A Maziotis, M Molinos-Senante, R Sala-Garrido… - NPJ Clean …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Benchmarking the dynamic performance of water companies is a powerful tool to develop
sound policies. However, it requires the use of reliable and robust methods and quality of …

Water utilities performance analysis in develo** countries: On an adequate model for universal access

TB Cetrulo, DFC Ferreira, RC Marques… - Journal of environmental …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The results of the analysis of water utility performance studies based on data envelopment
analysis (DEA) can be very sensitive to the methodological approach and the variables …