 Network DEA IIRolf Färe,
Shawna Grosskopf and
Gerald Whittaker ()
Chapter Chapter 14 in Data Envelopment Analysis, 2014, pp 307-327 from Springer Abstract: Abstract The original DEA model by Charnes et al. (Eur. J. Oper. Res. 2:429–444, 1978) is set to analyze production as a black box, i.e., there is no information about the processes inside. Network DEA was proposed for analysis of the contents of the black box. This theory allows the researcher to model processes within the black box by formulating sub-technology DEA models. The interaction of sub-technology DEA models preserves the DEA structure, and the network model can therefore be solved using linear programming. This chapter discusses network DEA models, both static and dynamic. The discussion also explores various useful objective functions that can be applied to the models to find the optimal allocation of resources for processes within the black box that are normally invisible to DEA. Keywords: Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA); Network; Intermediate products; Dynamic production (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:isochp:978-1-4899-8068-7_14 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-8068-7_14 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in International Series in Operations Research & Management Science from Springer |
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