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Epsilon-Based Measure DEA

Epsilon-Based Measure DEA (EBM-DEA) is a non-parametric efficiency analysis method that evaluates how efficiently organizational units convert inputs into outputs. Unlike simple ratio-based methods, EBM accounts for slacks (unused inputs, unmet outputs) proportionally in both input and output dimensions. It produces a single efficiency score between 0 and 1, with 1 indicating best-practice efficiency.

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Sources

  1. Tone, K. (2010). Variations of data envelopment analysis: Models and comparisons. International Journal of Data Envelopment Analysis and Operations Research, 1(1), 1-17. link
  2. Tone, K. (2011). A slacks-based measure of efficiency in data envelopment analysis. European Journal of Operational Research, 130(3), 498-509. DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(99)00407-5

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