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DEA Cross-Efficiency — peer appraisal using cross-evaluation matrix

DEA-CROSSEFF (DEA Cross-Efficiency — peer appraisal using cross-evaluation matrix) is a dea multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method introduced by Sexton, T. R., Silkman, R. H., Hogan, A. J. in 1986. It turns a decision matrix of alternatives scored on multiple criteria into a structured, reproducible result.

Key highlights

  • Follows a transparent, reproducible computational procedure that can be audited step by step.
  • Handles multiple criteria of differing scales and units within a single decision matrix.

Intuition

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When to use it

DEA Cross-Efficiency — peer appraisal using cross-evaluation matrix

Strengths & limitations

Strengths
  • Follows a transparent, reproducible computational procedure that can be audited step by step.
  • Handles multiple criteria of differing scales and units within a single decision matrix.
Limitations
  • Assumes full compensation — a strong score on one criterion can offset a weak score on another.

Sources

  1. 1.
    Sexton, T. R., Silkman, R. H., Hogan, A. J. (1986). Data envelopment analysis: Critique and extensions. New Directions for Program Evaluation

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ScholarGate. (2026, June 2). DEA-CROSSEFF. ScholarGate. https://scholargate.app/decision-making/dea-crosseff

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