A computationally efficient procedure for data envelopment analysis

This thesis is the final outcome of a project carried out for the UK's Department for Education and Skills (DfES). They were interested in finding a fast algorithm for solving a Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model to compare the relative efficiency of 13216 primary schools in England based on...

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Main Author: Parthasarathy, Srinivasan
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.599952