scholarly journals The Efficiency of Waste Sector in Italy: An Application by Data Envelopment Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-238
Author(s):  
Massimo Gastaldi ◽  
Ginevra Virginia Lombardi ◽  
Agnese Rapposelli ◽  
Giulia Romano
Keyword(s):  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Returns To Scale ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Waste Reduction ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Environmental Legislation ◽  
Dea Models ◽  
Developed Nations ◽  
Variable Returns To Scale

AbstractWith growing environmental legislation and mounting popular concern for the need to pursuing a sustainable growth, there has been an increasing recognition in developed nations of the importance of waste reduction, recycling and reuse maximization. This empirical study investigates both ecological and economic performances of urban waste systems in 78 major Italian towns for the years 2015 and 2016. To this purpose the study employs the non-parametric approach to efficiency measurement, represented by Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) technique. More specifically, in the context of environmental performance we implement two output-oriented DEA models in order to consider both constant and variable returns to scale. In addition, we include an undesirable output – the total amount of waste collected – in the two models considered. The results show that there is variability among the municipalities analysed: Northern and Central major towns show higher efficiency scores than Southern and Islands ones.

scholarly journals Cost efficiency of the Czech and Slovak banking sectors: an application of the data envelopment analysis

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iveta Palecková
Keyword(s):  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Cost Efficiency ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking Industry ◽  
Returns To Scale ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Cost Efficient ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Variable Returns To Scale

The aim of the paper is to estimate the cost efficiency of the Czech and Slovak commercial banks within the period 2010-2014. For empirical analysis the Data Envelopment Analysis input-oriented model with variable returns to scale is applied on the data of the commercial banks. The intermediation approach is adopted to define the inputs and outputs. The Czech commercial banks are more cost efficient than Slovak commercial banks. The development of average cost efficiency is similar in the Czech and Slovak banking industry. The most efficient Czech banks are Ceská sporitelna and Sberbank in the Czech banking sector, the most efficient Slovak bank is Privatbanka with 100% efficiency.

USING THE MINIMUM DISTANCE OF DMUs FROM THE FRONTIER OF THE PPS FOR EVALUATING GROUP PERFORMANCE OF DMUs IN DEA

2012 ◽  
Vol 29 (02) ◽  
pp. 1250010 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. R. JAHANSHAHLOO ◽  
J. VAKILI ◽  
S. M. MIRDEHGHAN
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Minimum Distance ◽  
Group Performance ◽  
Returns To Scale ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Production Possibility ◽  
Variable Returns To Scale ◽  
Decision Making Units

Evaluating group performance of decision-making units (DMUs) is an application of data envelopment analysis (DEA) and usually provides a measure to compare the frontiers of the production possibility sets (PPSs) corresponding to different groups and the internal inefficiencies of DMUs associated with their group. In this paper, first, a method is presented for obtaining the minimum distance of DMUs from the frontier of the PPS by ‖⋅‖1, which itself can be a very important subject in DEA, and then, for stating an application of these distances, an approach is provided for evaluating group performance of DMUs based on the production ability of the PPSs such that both constant and variable returns to scale assumptions can be used in this method in contrast with some other methods. Therefore, providing the methods for both obtaining the minimum distance of DMUs from the frontier of the PPS and evaluating group performance of DMUs is the most important contribution of this paper.

scholarly journals Influence of Constant Returns to Scale and Variable Returns to Scale Data Envelopment Analysis Models in ICT Infrastructure Efficiency Utilization

2021 ◽  
pp. 158-181
Author(s):  
Yinka Oyerinde ◽  
Felix Bankole
Keyword(s):  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Relative Efficiency ◽  
Returns To Scale ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
Policy Direction ◽  
Constant Returns To Scale ◽  
Variable Returns To Scale

A lot of research has been done using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to measure efficiency in Education. DEA has also been used in the field of Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) to investigate and measure the efficiency of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) investments on Human Development. Education is one of the major components of the Human Development Index (HDI) which affects the core of Human Development. This research investigates the relative efficiency of ICT Infrastructure Utilization on the educational component of the HDI in order to determine the viability of Learning Analytics using DEA for policy direction and decision making. A conceptual model taking the form of a Linear Equation was used and the Constant Returns to Scale (CRS) and Variable Returns to Scale (VRS) models of the Data Envelopment Analysis were employed to measure the relative efficiency of the components of ICT Infrastructure (Inputs) and the components of Education (Outputs). Results show a generally high relative efficiency of ICT Infrastructure utilization on Educational Attainment and Adult Literacy rates, a strong correlation between this Infrastructure and Literacy rates as well, provide an empirical support for the argument of increasing ICT infrastructure to provide an increase in Human Development, especially within the educational context. The research concludes that DEA as a methodology can be used for macroeconomic decision making and policy direction within developmental research.

ECOEFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT USING DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS: RESEARCH AND PRACTITIONER ISSUES

2004 ◽  
Vol 06 (01) ◽  
pp. 91-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOSEPH SARKIS ◽  
SRINIVAS TALLURI
Keyword(s):  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Environmentally Conscious ◽  
Use Of Data ◽  
Dea Models ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Environmental Performance Evaluation ◽  
Insight Into

Ecoefficiency is critical for organisations that seek to be both environmentally conscious and profitable. Ecoefficiency has implications for a "win-win" situation to arise. Studying and managing organisations from this perspective requires an evaluation of ecoefficiency. To aid researchers and managers develop measures for ecoefficiency we review the use of data envelopment analysis (DEA) for this purpose. DEA theory and application has increased greatly. Its use as a tool for environmental performance evaluation has been limited. In this paper we provide a number of DEA models and some extensions and how they can be utilised from both the practitioner and researcher perspective. An illustrative example from published data helps to gain insight into the various models, their capabilities and limitations.

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