Efficient Facets and Rates of Change: Geometry and Analysis of Some Pareto-Efficient Empirical Production Possibility Sets

Abstract

Efficient Facets for the additive model of DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) are obtained by a new series of the linear programming models which are used to show how rates of change of outputs with respect to inputs, both analytically and computationally, may be determined along a given efficient facet. The differences between single and multiple output cases are determined and exemplified via a cone direction development. Keywords: Data envelopment analysis, Efficient facet tradeoffs; Production efficiency; and tradeoff geometry.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA209979

Entities

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  • Abraham Charnes
  • J. J. Rousseau
  • William W. Cooper
  • Z. M. Huang

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

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  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programming
  • Efficiency
  • Engineering
  • Geometry
  • Inequalities
  • Linear Programming
  • Production
  • Simplex Method
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  • United States Government
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