Abstract
This chapter provides the theoretical foundation and background on data envelopment analysis (DEA) method. We first introduce the basic DEA models. The balance of this chapter focuses on evidences showing DEA has been extensively applied for measuring efficiency and productivity of services including financial services (banking, insurance, securities, and fund management), professional services, health services, education services, environmental and public services, energy services, logistics, tourism, information technology, telecommunications, transport, distribution, audio-visual, media, entertainment, cultural and other business services. Finally, we provide information on the use of Performance Improvement Management Software (PIM-DEA). A free limited version of this software and downloading procedure is also included in this chapter.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Managing service productivity |
| Subtitle of host publication | using frontier efficiency methodologies and multicriteria decision making for improving service performance |
| Editors | Ali Emrouznejad, Emilyn Cabanda |
| Place of Publication | Berlin (DE) |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 1-17 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-662-43437-6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-662-43436-9 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Dec 2014 |
Publication series
| Name | International series in operations research and management science |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Springer |
| Volume | 215 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0884-8289 |
Keywords
- data envelopment analysis
- DEA software
- efficiency
- managing service productivity
- productivity
- service industry
- DEA
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Masiye, F., Mphuka, C. & Emrouznejad, A., 31 Dec 2014, Managing service productivity: using frontier efficiency methodologies and multicriteria decision making for improving service performance. Emrouznejad, A. & Cabanda, E. (eds.). Berlin (DE): Springer, p. 55-65 11 p. (International series in operations research and management science; vol. 215).Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Managing service productivity: using frontier efficiency methodologies and multicriteria decision making for improving service performance
Emrouznejad, A. (Editor) & Cabanda, E. (Editor), 31 Dec 2014, Berlin (DE): Springer. (International series in operations research and management science; vol. 215)Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book
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