TY - JOUR
T1 - Finding closest targets in non-oriented DEA models
T2 - the case of convex and non-convex technologies
AU - Silva Portela, Maria C.A.
AU - Castro Borges, Pedro
AU - Thanassoulis, Emmanuel
PY - 2003/4
Y1 - 2003/4
N2 - This paper draws attention for the fact that traditional Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) models do not provide the closest possible targets (or peers) to inefficient units, and presents a procedure to obtain such targets. It focuses on non-oriented efficiency measures (which assume that production units are able to control, and thus change, inputs and outputs simultaneously) both measured in relation to a Free Disposal Hull (FDH) technology and in relation to a convex technology. The approaches developed for finding close targets are applied to a sample of Portuguese bank branches.
AB - This paper draws attention for the fact that traditional Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) models do not provide the closest possible targets (or peers) to inefficient units, and presents a procedure to obtain such targets. It focuses on non-oriented efficiency measures (which assume that production units are able to control, and thus change, inputs and outputs simultaneously) both measured in relation to a Free Disposal Hull (FDH) technology and in relation to a convex technology. The approaches developed for finding close targets are applied to a sample of Portuguese bank branches.
KW - DEA
KW - FDH
KW - non-oriented efficiency measures
KW - quad trees
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0037242236&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.springerlink.com/content/h082644117732jxl/
U2 - 10.1023/A:1022813702387
DO - 10.1023/A:1022813702387
M3 - Article
SN - 0895-562X
VL - 19
SP - 251
EP - 269
JO - Journal of Productivity Analysis
JF - Journal of Productivity Analysis
IS - 2-3
ER -