Celebrating the 45th Anniversary of DEA, https://DataEnvelopment.com/DEA45 CALL FOR PAPERS |
Dear Colleagues, We have the great pleasure of inviting you to participate in the DEA45: International Conference on Data Envelopment Analysis to be held September 4-6, 2023 at Surrey Business School, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. The University of Surrey is located on a landscaped campus on the outskirts of Guildford. London is only 35 minutes away by train and its major airports of Heathrow and Gatwick are both within easy reach, giving ready access from all over the world. Please see call for papers at https://dataenvelopment.com/dea45/. DEA: 45 years on In the seminal paper, Charnes, Cooper, and Rhodes (European Journal of Operational Research 2, 429-444, 1978) introduced DEA as a linear programming based method for measuring the comparative efficiency of decision making units (DMUs). Since then DEA has seen exponential growth in both theoretical development and applications. Thousands of papers have been published extending the methodology to address numerous aspects of real life problems. Applications though lagging behind theory are nevertheless well established, ranging from the regulation of utilities to the delivery of financial, health, education and other public and private sector services. Following the DEA40 conference at Aston University in 2018, which celebrated the 40th anniversary of the seminal paper on DEA, we are now organizing the DEA45 conference in 2023 on the 45th Anniversary of that, the most frequently cited paper in Operational Research journals. Outline of the Conference The conference will feature: Papers on the latest research in the field;Applications focused tracks including on Regulation, Agriculture, Education, Financial and Health Services;Round table discussions aimed at early career researchers where former or current Editors of Journals in the field, including the European Journal of Operational Research and the Journal of Productivity Analysis will offer advice on getting published; Conference program: September 4, 2023: Opening Ceremony + Full Day Conference + Welcome Reception September 5, 2023: Full Day Conference + Gala Dinner September 6, 2023: Half Day Conference + Closing Ceremony Submissions: More information about the scientific and social program of the conference as well as paper submission can be found at https://DataEnvelopment.com/DEA45. Submission deadline is March 31, 2023. We look forward to seeing you at the DEA Conference in Guildford, UK!! Ali Emrouznejad, Professor and Director, Centre for Business Analytics in Practice, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK Emmanuel Thanassoulis, Emeritus Professor, Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK |