A bibliography for Data Envelopment Analysis (1978–1996)

Since the original Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) study by Charnes, Cooper and Rhodes (1978), there has been a rapid growth in the field. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of much of the research, there is a need for a single source referencing the wide range of articles appearing in the literature. The author's intention in maintaining a bibliography of DEA-related articles is to provide such a single source and thus facilitate comprehensive growth in the field. This version compiles over 800 published articles and dissertations related to DEA. The bibliography covers the years 1978–1996. Due to the archival nature of the publication, working papers and technical reports were excluded. While the bibliography was compiled from various sources, it represents the effort of a single person and consequently no claim can be made as to its completeness. Any corrections, additions, and/or suggestions will be welcomed in order that the bibliography may be revised and redistributed in a more complete and correct form. In particular, the author, with the assistance of Joe Zhu, is in the process of creating a WWW version of the DEA bibliography. When completed, it will be accessible from the author's homepage at the URL, <http://www.ecs.umass.edu/mie/faculty/seiford.html> The author wishes to thank all colleagues who continue to send copies of their papers and would appreciate receiving additional DEA-related articles for incorporation into future versions of the bibliography.