Overview
- Presents the underlying theory, model development, and applications of network DEA in a systematic way
- Includes various supplementary material and abundant references
- Author is an authority in DEA research
Part of the book series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science (ISOR, volume 340)
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This second edition systematically presents the underlying theory, model development, and applications of network Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). It discusses the models used to measure the efficiency of systems in specific network structures and introduces readers to the latest applications. It demonstrates how the “network DEA” approach helps identify and manage the specific components that cause inefficiencies in the overall system. The existing models for measuring the efficiency of systems in specific network structures are also discussed, and the relationships between system efficiency and component efficiency are explored. Moreover, the book provides an advanced exposition on performance evaluation of systems with network structures. It explores the networked nature of most production and operation systems, and explains why network analyses are necessary. Accordingly, the book will inspire new research and applications based on the state of the art.
In this new edition, the latest research advances and discoveries are discussed. Two new chapters on Linkage Efficiency and External and Internal Evaluations have been added.
This book is mainly aimed at researchers and graduate students who are interested in performance evaluation, DEA, and multi-criteria decision analysis. Practitioners who want to measure the performance of production, operation, or any type of decision-making units will also find it useful.
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Chiang Kao is a University Chair Professor of Industrial and Information Management at National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. After joining Cheng Kung University, he has engaged in stays at Purdue University (USA), Aachen University of Technology (Germany), INSEAD and the University of Paul Sabatier (France), and the University of Bologna (Italy). He has also been hired by the Computer Science Department of Southwest Texas State University.
Professor Kao has also held administrative posts at Cheng Kung University, including Chairman of the Department of Industrial and Information Management, Dean of the College of Management, and University President. He has published more than eighty papers on DEA in international journals, thirty of which concern network DEA. Currently, he serves on the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Operational Research and an Associate Editor for Omega.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Network Data Envelopment Analysis
Book Subtitle: Foundations and Extensions
Authors: Chiang Kao
Series Title: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27593-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-27592-0Published: 25 July 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-27595-1Due: 25 August 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-27593-7Published: 24 July 2023
Series ISSN: 0884-8289
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7934
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XVII, 475
Number of Illustrations: 101 b/w illustrations
Topics: Operations Management, Operations Research/Decision Theory, Operations Research, Management Science