On Characterizing weak defining hyperplanes (weak Facets) in DEA with Constant Returns to Scale Technology

Abstract

The Production Possibility Set (PPS) is defined as a set of inputs and outputs of a system in which inputs can produce outputs. The Production Possibility Set of the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model is contain of two types defining hyperplanes (facets); strong and weak efficient facets. In this paper, the problem of finding weak defining hyperplanes of the PPS of the CCR-technology is dealt with. We state and prove some properties relative to our method. To illustrate the applicability of the proposed model, some numerical examples are finally provided. Our algorithm can easily be implemented using existing packages for operation research, such as GAMS.