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Malmquist productivity index in several time periods
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R. Eslami   , M. Khoveyni |
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Abstract: (6970 Views) |
| The Malmquist productivity index evaluates the productivity change of a decision making
unit (DMU) between two time periods. In this current study, a method is proposed to compute the
Malmquist productivity index in several time periods (from the first to the last periods) in data
envelopment analysis (DEA) and then, the obtained Malmquist productivity index is compared with
Malmquist productivity index between two time periods (the first and the last time periods). The aim
of this paper is to investigate progress and regress of decision making units (DMUs) in several time
periods considering all time periods between the first and the last one. Consequently, when Malmquist
productivity index is computed in several time periods, progress and regress of decision making units
can be evaluated more carefully than before. At last, a numerical demonstration reveals the procedure
of the proposed method then some conclusions are reached and directions for future research are
suggested. |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
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Received: 2014/04/15 | Accepted: 2014/04/15 | Published: 2014/04/15
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