Meta-data envelopment analysis: Finding a direction towards marginal profit maximization
A meta-DEA is developed to find the direction for marginal profit maximization. A meta-DEA illustrates the frontier about frontier by marginal productivity. Suggest a direction which can be used in directional distance function (DDF). A comparison of five different directions used for efficiency measure via DDF. An empirical study of U.S. coal-fired power plants operating in 2011.
marginal profit maximization directional distance function (ddf) coal-fired power plant data envelopment analysis (dea) directional marginal productivity