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 …

Blockchain technology (BCT) has recently attracted interest from academics and
practitioners. However, little is known about the benefits and impact of BCT on the tea supply …

In many real managerial applications, an issue of considerable importance is allocating a
total fixed cost across a set of competing decision making units (DMUs). The fixed cost …

High energy consumption by the industry of developing countries has led to the problems of
increasing emission of greenhouse gases (GHG)(primarily CO 2) and worsening energy …

Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a data-driven non-parametric approach for measuring
the efficiency of a set of decision making units (DMUs) using multiple inputs to generate …

Abstract Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a powerful tool for measuring the relative
efficiency for a set of Decision Making Units (DMUs) that transform multiple inputs into …

China's economic reform and opening policy has resulted in China's rapid growth,
especially in terms of economy. The growth, however, is mainly based on huge consumption …

A prominent issue in many organizations involves the fair allocation of a total fixed cost
among a group of entities. This paper extends the traditional fixed cost allocation problem to …

The environmental problem and global warming have drawn many governments' attention.
In order to solve the problem, reasonable allocation of carbon dioxide emission (CDE) …

Resource allocation and target setting is part of the strategic management process of an
organization. In this paper, we address the important issue of “optimally” allocating …