pressurized irrigation is a recent development that consumes more energy for the pressure produced. in thisstudy, energy consumption, waste and efficiency were investigated at a diesel and electrical sprinklerirrigation pumping plant in some fields in hamadan province during 2007-8. nebraska performance criteria(npc) were used to compare sprinkler irrigation pumping plant performance. the resul...

This paper constructs a multiple collaborative service model of industrial competition intelligence with the main purpose promoting development regional industries. The subjects include enterprises, governments, colleges and universities, scientific research institutes, industry associations for-profit institutions. article starts from overall economy, weighs mutual relationship between element...

This study evaluated the productivity of non-profit hospitals in the USA in applying DEA-base Malmquist productivity Change index, decomposed into technical efficiency change index and technical progressive change index. Data used for this analysis consisted of 118 non-profit hospital utilization data and financial statements from 1993 through 2003. DEA-based Malmquist was conducted to measure ...

In this paper we analyze the effects of some distortions induced by prospective payment system, i.e. Upcoding, Cream Skimming and Readmissions, on hospitals’ technical efficiency. We estimate a production function using a population–based dataset composed by all active hospitals in an Italian region during the period 1998–2007. We show that cream skimming and upcoding have a negative impact on ...

Consolidation in the global banking industry has resulted in the emergence of financial conglomerates that conduct an extensive range of businesses with a group structure. To date, however, few studies have investigated the performance features of such groups. This study aims to extend the literature by evaluating the cost characteristics (scale, scope and x-efficiency), profit efficiency and p...

Using DEA, we investigated the impact of ownership, size, and location on the relative technical efficiency of community hospitals in Ontario, which has a single payer system. Consistent with Hansmann's theory of non-profit organizations and contrary to US-based research, we find no significant differences in efficiency across ownership types (government, religious or secular non-profit). Nor d...