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About the structure of boundary points in DEA

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  • V E Krivonozhko

    (Institute for Systems Analysis of Russian Academy of Sciences)

  • O B Utkin

    (Corp. GRUPPA)

  • A V Volodin

    (Global S. Consulting Company)

  • I A Sablin

    (Global S. Consulting Company)

Abstract

In this paper, we establish relations between the sets of input and output boundaries, a set of weakly Pareto-efficient points and the boundary of the production possibility set. Theoretical results presented in the paper are illustrated by examples.

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  • V E Krivonozhko & O B Utkin & A V Volodin & I A Sablin, 2005. "About the structure of boundary points in DEA," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 56(12), pages 1373-1378, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:jorsoc:v:56:y:2005:i:12:d:10.1057_palgrave.jors.2602009
    DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602009
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    4. Vladimir E. Krivonozhko & Finn R. Førsund & Andrey V. Lychev, 2017. "On comparison of different sets of units used for improving the frontier in DEA models," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 250(1), pages 5-20, March.
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    7. Førsund, Finn & Krivonozhko, Vladimir W & Lychev, Andrey V., 2016. "Smoothing the frontier in the DEA models," Memorandum 11/2016, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
    8. F R Førsund & S A C Kittelsen & V E Krivonozhko, 2009. "Farrell revisited–Visualizing properties of DEA production frontiers," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 60(11), pages 1535-1545, November.
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