Eco-efficiency analysis of paper mills along the Huai River: An extended DEA approach

Hua, Zhongsheng; Bian, Yiwen; Liang, Liang

doi:10.1016/j.omega.2005.11.001

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“…Helminen et al [24] used the economic/environmental ratio method to measure the eco-efficiency of pulp, paper, and board mills in Finland and Sweden from 1993 to 1996, finding that the Swedish mills were more eco-efficient than the Finnish ones. In 2001, Hua et al [25] used a DEA approach to evaluate the eco-efficiency of 32 paper mills along the Huai River in China, finding that there was a considerable difference in eco-efficiency when undesirable outputs were considered, compared to when they were not. Koskela et al [26] produced a comprehensive definition of eco-efficiency and proposed a conceptual framework concerning the relationship between the environmental and economic performance areas of enterprises.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Measuring Eco-Efficiency of State-Owned Forestry Enterprises in Northeast China

Ning

Liu

Ze-kui

et al. 2018

Forests

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State-owned forestry enterprises (SOFEs) play an important role in the forestry economy in China. Understanding the eco-efficiency of their production is beneficial for the development of sustainable forestry and for achieving Goal 8 of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Decent Work and Economic Growth. This paper assesses SOFEs' overall eco-efficiency by analyzing various undesirable outputs using the Slacks-Based Measure of efficiency in Data Envelopment Analysis (SBM-DEA) model. Using basic data from 87 SOFEs in Northeast China from 2003 to 2016, this paper evaluated the eco-efficiency development level and spatial patterns of that region. The results show that SOFEs' low eco-efficiency was caused by low pure-technical efficiency. Regional differences in eco-efficiency were very significant and became larger, but a market-oriented reform might help to improve such efficiency. The eco-efficiency of SOFEs was in decline from 2003 to 2016 due to the implementation of the Natural Forest Protection Project (NFPP). However, due to a relative lack of production factor inputs, most SOFEs' scale returns are now increasing. In the future, efforts should be made to promote market-oriented reforms and take the path of large-scale development.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Measuring Eco-Efficiency of State-Owned Forestry Enterprises in Northeast China

Ning

Liu

Ze-kui

et al. 2018

Forests

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“…In accordance with earlier papers [10][11][12][13], we treat undesirable outputs (pollutants) as conventional inputs. Let λ j ≥ 0, j = 1, 2, .…”

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An Improved Eco-Efficiency Analysis Framework Based on Slacks-Based Measure Method

Gao

et al. 2017

Sustainability

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Abstract:The level of sustainable development can be measured by eco-efficiency, which is a combination of economic and ecological performance. Utilizing the weighted sum of the improved proportions of the indicators as the objective function, this paper develops a proportional slacks-based measure model to assess eco-efficiency, in which the conventional inputs, and desirable and undesirable outputs are improved to different proportions along the elements of a given directional vector. Moreover, this paper presents a weighted proportional slacks-based measure model using the ranges as the divisors instead of the input and output values in the objective function. Finally, this paper presents an empirical analysis by applying proposed measure models with the data of 30 provinces in China in 2015. The empirical study results indicate the developed slacks-based measure models can be used in the assessment of eco-efficiency effectively and reasonably.

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“…DEA was applicable for the efficiency evaluation of complex system which included multi inputs and outputs because of that we didn't need to set the form of the model in advance when using it [11][12][13]. However, Tone [14] found that the traditional DEA model only estimated the efficiency of each decision making unit, it could not reflect the improvement path of the inefficiency decision making unit, he proposed the SBM model.…”

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Efficiency Allocation of Provincial Carbon Reduction Target in China’s “13·5” Period: Based on Zero-Sum-Gains SBM Model

2017

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Firstly, we introduce the "Zero Sum Gains" game theory into the SBM (Slacks-based Measure) model, and establish the ZSG-SBM model. Then, set up 4 development scenarios for the China's economic system in "13·5" (The Chinese government formulates a Five-Year Planning for national economic and social development every five years, "13·5" means 2016 to 2020.) period through two dimensions as economic growth and energy consumption structure, and make the efficient allocation in provincial level of carbon reduction target by using the above ZSG-SBM model based on the China's overall carbon reduction constraint (18%) which is set in "13·5" planning. Finally, we analyze the provincial development path of low-carbon economy by comparing the economic development status with the allocated result of carbon reduction target. Results show that: After the ZSG-SBM model being applied to the efficiency allocation of carbon emission, the input and output indicators of the 30 provinces realize the effective allocation, and the carbon emission efficiency reaches the efficiency frontier. The equity-oriented administrative allocation scheme of government will bring about efficiency loss in a certain degree, and the efficiency allocation scheme, based on the ZSG-SBM model, fits better with the long-term development requirement of low-carbon economy. On the basis of carbon intensity constraint, the re-constraint of energy intensity will force the provinces to optimize their energy consumption structure, thereby enhancing the overall carbon emission efficiency of China. Sixteen provinces' allocation results of carbon reduction target are above China's average (18%) in "13·5" period, all the provinces should select appropriate development path of low-carbon economy according to the status of their resource endowment, economic level, industrial structure and energy consumption structure.

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Eco-efficiency analysis of paper mills along the Huai River: An extended DEA approach

Cited by 163 publications

References 17 publications

Measuring Eco-Efficiency of State-Owned Forestry Enterprises in Northeast China

Measuring Eco-Efficiency of State-Owned Forestry Enterprises in Northeast China

An Improved Eco-Efficiency Analysis Framework Based on Slacks-Based Measure Method

Efficiency Allocation of Provincial Carbon Reduction Target in China’s “13·5” Period: Based on Zero-Sum-Gains SBM Model

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