This study surveys the increasing research field of performance measurement by making
use of a bibliometric literature analysis. We concentrate on two approaches, namely Data …

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 …

The literature of data envelopment analysis (DEA) encompasses many surveys, yet all either
emphasize methodologies or do not make a distinction between methodological and …

A meta-regression analysis including 167 farm level technical efficiency (TE) studies of
developing and developed countries was undertaken. The econometric results suggest that …

This article aims to provide a comprehensive review of the empirical literature on
methodologies applied to measure irrigation efficiency. Evaluating production unit efficiency …

A data envelopment analysis of a sample of 76 Nepalese rice farmers reveals average
relative economic, allocative, technical, pure technical and scale inefficiencies as 34, 13, 24 …

In this study a non-parametric method of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is used to
estimate the energy efficiencies of soybean producers based on eight energy inputs …

Data envelopment analysis is a non-parametric method for multi-criteria decision and
performance measurement. This approach has two models including constant returns to …

In this study energy use pattern for canola production in Golestan province of Iran was
studied and the degrees of technical and scale efficiency of producers were analyzed using …

This paper analyses the efficiency with which water is used in small-scale irrigation schemes
in North-West Province in South Africa and studies its determinants. In the study area, small …