[PDF] Top 20 Using data envelopment analysis to support the design of process improvement interventions in electricity distribution

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... exploring the use of DEA for the evaluation of electricity distribution utilities in Portugal, they are very ...rare. The only exceptions we are aware of ... See full document

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... evaluates the inputs consumed and outputs produced by DMUs and identify those units that comprise an efficient frontier and those that lie below this ...frontier. The standard DEA models have an input and ... See full document

... respect to energy use in different operations of sunflower ...consumption in all of the field operations for inefficient farmers was higher than that of efficient ones; so ... See full document

... farms in the state of Minas Gerais. In all cases, production units with scores above ...efficient. The explanation for this flexibility, according to Ferreira (2005), is ... See full document

... criticism in recent years and demands for reforms have gained prominence. By using the Data Envelopment Analysis technique and focusing on the performance of 223 ... See full document

... serves to assist the nursing student in the performance of their activities in compliance with the patients in early hospital practice, because it facilitates ... See full document

... strand of literature and tests banking efficiency across EU countries in the wake of the recent crisis, using both Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) and Data ... See full document

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... risk in banking industry has been an interesting area of studies. The artificial neural network is a nonparametric method developed to succeed for measuring credit risk and this method is ... See full document

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