Suzuki S., Nijkamp P. Regional Performance Measurement and Improvement: New Developments and Applications of Data Envelopment Analysis

Springer, 2017. — 188 p. — (New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives 9). — ISBN: 9789811002410, 9789811002427.This is the first book to fully introduce a newly developed distance friction minimization (DFM) model, which is one of the new efficiency improvement projection approaches in data envelopment analysis (DEA). The DFM model can produce a most effective solution in efficiency improvement projections for inefficient spatial entities (decision-making units). The book provides a set of fresh contributions to a quantitative assessment of the performance of such policy entities. First it offers a state-of-the art overview of current DEA models and approaches, followed by the operational design of various new types of DEA models, each of them addressing weaknesses in traditional DEA approaches. Then it illustrates the assessment potential of DEA — and its new variants, in particular, the DFM model and subsequent extensions — on the basis of a broadly composed collection of empirical case studies, centering mainly but not exclusively on Japan and other Asian nations.Overview of DEA and Its Improvements
Significance of DEA for Regional Performance Measurement
The Distance Friction Minimization (DFM) Model in DEA
Extended DFM Models in DEA
Performance Measurement of Local Government Finance in Japan: Combination of Goals-Achievement Model with a CCR Model
Performance Measurement of Public Transport Operation in Japan: Combination of Stepwise Improvement Model with CCR Model
Performance Measurement of Global Cities: Combination of a Stepwise Improvement Model with an SE Model
An Energy-Environment Performance Analysis After the Fukushima Disaster in Japan: Combination of a Target-Oriented Model with an SE Model
The Need for a New Energy Performance Balance in Japan: Combination of an Adjusted-Improvement Model with a CCR Model
Measurement of Energy-Environment-Economic Performance for EU, APEC, and ASEAN Countries: Combination of a Fixed-Factor Model with an SE Model
Performance Measurement of Airport Operations in Japan: Combination of a Stepwise Improvement Model with a Fixed-Factor Model