What is Data Envelopment Analysis?

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data Envelopment analysis with Maple in OR and Modeling CoursesIntroductionWhat is data Envelopment analysis ? data Envelopment analysis (DEA), occasionally calledfrontieranalysis, was first put forward by Charnes, Cooper and Rhodesin 1978. It is a performance measurement technique which canbe used for evaluating the relative efficiency of decision-makingunits (DMU s) in organisations. John Beasley From the field of combustion engineering, efficiency is theratio of the actual amount of heat liberated . . . to the maximumamount which could be liberated.

Data Envelopment Analysis with Maple in OR and Modeling Courses Arts & Sciences at ASU Initial Data Initial Arts & Sciences Data Fall, 2006. Source: Institutional Research, Assessment, & Planning, ASU

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