TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring productive efficiency using Nerlovian profit efficiency indicator and metafrontier analysis
AU - Mulwa, Richard
AU - Emrouznejad, Ali
PY - 2013/7
Y1 - 2013/7
N2 - The aim of this paper is to illustrate the measurement of productive efficiency using Nerlovian indicator and metafrontier with data envelopment analysis techniques. Further, we illustrate how profit efficiency of firms operating in different regions can be aggregated into one overarching frontier. Sugarcane production in three regions in Kenya has been used to illustrate these concepts. Results show that the sources of inefficiency in all regions are both technical and allocative, but allocative efficiency contributes more to the overall Nerlovian (in)efficiency indicator.
AB - The aim of this paper is to illustrate the measurement of productive efficiency using Nerlovian indicator and metafrontier with data envelopment analysis techniques. Further, we illustrate how profit efficiency of firms operating in different regions can be aggregated into one overarching frontier. Sugarcane production in three regions in Kenya has been used to illustrate these concepts. Results show that the sources of inefficiency in all regions are both technical and allocative, but allocative efficiency contributes more to the overall Nerlovian (in)efficiency indicator.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84878975387&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12351-011-0119-1
U2 - 10.1007/s12351-011-0119-1
DO - 10.1007/s12351-011-0119-1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84878975387
SN - 1109-2858
VL - 13
SP - 271
EP - 287
JO - Operational Research
JF - Operational Research
IS - 2
ER -