Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a powerful nonparametric engineering tool for
estimating technical efficiency and production capacity of service units. Assuming an equally …

The field of productivity and efficiency analysis is growing exponentially, both in terms of
new methods and approaches proposed to assess the efficiency of productive decision …

For strategic reasons, benchmarking best practices from efficient competitors is not usual in
many data envelopment analysis (DEA) applications. Even for industries composed of …

In this paper, we introduce the notion of multicriteria-based directional distance
determination for estimating the efficiency of decision units under different (and sometimes …

This work discusses the issue on how to include data about property and violent crimes in
the production technology for the assessment of police technical efficiency. It applies recent …

Many studies have attempted to overcome the inherent relativity of data envelopment
analysis (DEA), which gives rise to the existence of undiscriminated decision-making units …

This assessment aims at measuring the impact of different location mobility on the COVID-19
pandemic. Data over time and over the 27 Brazilian federations in 5 regions provided by …

The nonparametric assessment of police efficiency and effectiveness is challenging due to
the stochastic nature of criminal behavior and the subjective dependence on multiple …

Abstract Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a linear programming tool that indicates
benchmarking peers for inefficient service units to become efficient. Nevertheless, for …

The Internet is one of the most important innovations of humanity and has brought many of
our social and cultural changes. The web pages have great importance because they are …