The literature of data envelopment analysis (DEA) encompasses many surveys, yet all either emphasize methodologies or do not make a distinction between methodological and application papers. This study is the first literature survey that focuses on DEA applications,...

dea application The value of data envelopment analysis (DEA) lies in its capability to relatively evaluate the individual efficiency or performance of a decision making unit (DMU) within a target group of interest that operates in a certain application domain such as...