A Procedure for Ranking Efficient Units in Data Envelopment Analysis

Per Andersen and Niels Christian Petersen
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Per Andersen: Department of Economics, Odense University, Odense, Denmark
Niels Christian Petersen: Department of Management, Odense University, Odense, Denmark

Management Science, 1993, vol. 39, issue 10, 1261-1264

Abstract: Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) evaluates the relative efficiency of decision-making units (DMUs) but does not allow for a ranking of the efficient units themselves. A modified version of DEA based upon comparison of efficient DMUs relative to a reference technology spanned by all other units is developed. The procedure provides a framework for ranking efficient units and facilitates comparison with rankings based on parametric methods.

Keywords: DEA; linear programming; efficiency; sensitivity analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1993
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