On the measurement of capacity utilisation and coast efficiency: a non-parametric approach at firm level



Título del documento: On the measurement of capacity utilisation and coast efficiency: a non-parametric approach at firm level
Revista: Pesquisa operacional
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000313030
ISSN: 0101-7438
Autors: 1
2
Institucions: 1Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona. España
2Universidad de Girona, Departamento de Economía, Girona. España
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Període: Jul-Dic
Volum: 22
Número: 2
Paginació: 247-263
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés In this paper we evaluate the inefficiency generated by an inadequate structure of the fixed inputs and by the difficulty to adjust them in the short-run in a sample of Romanian firms in the chemical industry over the period 1996-1997. We use Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and apply this methodology in an innovative setting using a cost analysis instead of the technical efficiency approach. The results show inefficiency in most of the cases due to a low degree of capacity utilisation
Disciplines Matemáticas
Paraules clau: Matemáticas aplicadas,
Utilización de capacidad,
Análisis envolvente de datos,
Análisis de costos,
Eficiencia de costos,
Cost efficiency
Keyword: Mathematics,
Applied mathematics,
Capacity utilisation,
Data envelopment analysis,
Cost analysis
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