Superefficiency and Multiplier Adjustment in Data Envelopment Analysis

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Superefficiency is an important extension of DEA that overcomes some limitations of the traditional models, specifically allowing ranking of efficient units and a unique set of weights for those units. Weights restriction is a well-known technique in the DEA field. When those techniques are applied, weights cluster around its new limits, making its evaluation dependent of its levels. This chapter introduces a new approach to weights adjustment by goal programming techniques, avoiding the imposition of hard restrictions that can even lead to unfeasibility. This method results in models that are more flexible.

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Book Section 2013 978-94-007-5738-7 Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector %E Mendes, Armando B. %E L. D. G. Soares da Silva, Emiliana %E Azevedo Santos, Jorge M %R 10.1007/978-94-007-5739-4_4 %T Superefficiency and Multiplier Adjustment in Data Envelopment Analysis %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5739-4_4 %I Springer Netherlands %8 2013-01-01 %K Data envelopment analysis %K Superefficiency %K Weights restriction %K Evaluation %K Goal programming %A Santos, Jorge %A Santos, LuísCavique %A Mendes, ArmandoB. %P 51-70 %G English

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