• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.241-248
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to investigate empirical evidences of productivity of life insurance institutions in Malaysia. Therefore, this study attempts to explore the productivity of the life insurance institutions in Malaysia. The overall findings show that the total factor productivity (TFP) has progressed by 2.5% per year during the study period from 2012 to 2016 in the Malaysian insurance industry. However, TFP change has declined from 2012 to 2015 and observed a negative growth in 2015-16 (3.3%). The highest productivity progress was documented during 2012-13 at a rate of 11.7% while the minimum productivity progress was during 2014-15 (only 0.2%). The results also indicate that the decomposition of TFP found that overall progress could mainly be attributed to technological change (TC). However, technical efficiency change (TEC) and pure technical efficiency change (PTE) have negative impact on TFP. The findings also show that most of the insurance companies have a steady growth. Therefore, this study will contribute new insights for the policy makers and insurance institutions to take appropriate steps in developing relevant policies for increasing productivity of insurance institutions in Malaysia.

• 품질경영학회지
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.453-462
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• 2020

Purpose::This study aims to analyze the management performance and production efficiency of medicinal crop farmers. Methods: We conducted an empirical survey of medicinal crop farmers and analyzed production efficiency using DEA method. Results: First, The crops that increased the number of farms during 2010 and 2018 were Angelica tenuissima and Salvia miltiorrhiza, which was attributed to higher income per hour than other crops. Second, As for the efficiency of Liriope platyphylla, the average was 0.376, and the coefficient of variation was the lowest, 0.566. Third, Salvia miltiorrhiza and Atractylodes japonica had the highest technical efficiency after Liriope platyphylla, but the variation coefficient was high and the efficiency was relatively high. Fourth, As a result of performing variance analysis to find out the difference of each crops on the value of medicinal crop efficiency, the technical efficiency, pure technical efficiency, and scale efficiency were all statistically significant. Conclusion: Based on the results above, following policy suggestions are offered. First, It is necessary to provide information on crops with high income compared to the input of labor, and to develop labor-saving cultivation technologies for each crop. Second, A stable labor supply system will be needed in rural areas. Third, Efforts should be made to close the technological gap between farmers through a lot of education and consulting for farmers who grow medicinal crops.

• Advances in Energy Research
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.207-217
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• 2017

Energy consumption in agriculture is responsible for greenhouse gas emission but it can be reduced after efficient utilization of energy inputs. Therefore, the present study aims for the estimation of energy efficiency and extent of greenhouse gas reduction after benchmarking of inefficient farms in off-season tomato in Punjab province of Pakistan. Primary data were collected from 70 farmers with simple random sampling. By using data envelopment analysis, the average value of technical, pure technical and scale efficiency was 0.80, 0.92 and 0.87, respectively while increasing, constant and decreasing return to scale was observed in 33, 26 and 11 farmers, respectively. Total input energy was reduced by $12,688.91MJ\;ha^{-1}$ (13.89%) if inefficient farms used the energy inputs according to recommendations or benchmarking. A major portion of energy saving comes from fertilizers (68.79%) followed by diesel (15.70%), chemicals (5.91%), machinery (4.37%) and water (4.00%). Total greenhouse gases reduction was $499.17kg\;CO_2\;eq.ha^{-1}$ (14.57%) as a result of improvement in energy efficiency or benchmarking of inefficient farms. Agricultural extension staff should visit the vegetable farms on regular basis and give necessary information about efficient utilization of energy inputs. The government should create awareness about the optimum use of input through seminars and pamphlets.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.91-101
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• 2018

Purpose - This study compares the management efficiency of retailers in China, Korea and other global countries. China's retail industry is experiencing a recession. In order to strengthen the competitiveness of retailers, it is necessary to manage the efficiency. Therefore, we analyzed the management efficiency of Chinese retailers as well as Korea and global retailers who are competing with Chinese retailers. Research design, data, and methodology - The DEA(Data Envelopment Analysis) carried out for evaluating the relative efficiency of multiple DMUs (decision making units) with homogeneity. Data were collected from the American Retail Trade Association (2017). In those distributors' data, 5 of China and 5 of Korea and 10 of other global countries' analyzed. CCR and BCC analysis were performed to determine the cause of the inefficiency of DMUs by measuring the technical efficiency, pure technology efficiency and scale efficiency. Result - Among the 20 retail distributors, Costco, Kroger (Global), Eland World, BGF(Korea) are operating efficiently. Chinese retailers are operating inefficiently. Retailers' CRS status means the growth rate of input is equal to the growth rate of output. In the case of DRS status, the ratio of output to input variable is much smaller. In order to improve inefficiency, reducing input variables can be a solution. For the firms in IRS status, the rate of increase in output is relative greater than the input. That means efficiency is good condition. The analysis result shows that most retailers are showing DRS status especially Chinese retailers. Scale efficiency is a major cause of inefficiency rather than pure technology efficiency. It is recommended for ineffective retailers to reduce inputs to become efficient retailers. Otherwise, retrain existing employees or introducing advanced technologies to increase the output. Conclusions - Most of Chinese retailers are operating inefficiently which caused by the excessive investment in the inputs. On the other hand, Other global retailers are analyzed to be efficient by DEA. In this study, benchmarking targets of some retailers' suggested to improve the management efficiency especially in inputs.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.51-79
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• 1990

본(本) 논문(論文)은 기존의 경험적(經驗的) 산업조직론(産業組織論)에서 소홀히 취급한 기술적(技術的) 효율성(效率性)의 문제를 분석하기 위하여 광공업(鑛工業)센서스의 세세분류제조업별(細細分類制造業別) 사업체(事業體)를 대상으로 한국(韓國) 제조업(製造業)의 기술적(技術的) 효율성(效率性)에 관한 가장 미시적(微視的) 차원(次元)의 경험적(經驗的) 연구결과(硏究結果)를 제공한다. 기술적(技術的) 효율성(效率性)의 산업간(産業間), 국가간(國家間) 격차(隔差)를 성명하기 위해서는 우선 적절한 격차효율성지표(隔差效率性指標)의 선택이 매우 중요할 것이다. 이를 위하여 본(本) 연구(硏究)에서는 확률적(確率的) 생산경계(生産境界)를 수정최소자승법(修正最小自乘法)으로 추정한 후 각 산업별(産業別)로 기술적(技術的) 효율성(效率性)의 네가지 상이한 척도(尺度)에 대한 추정을 시도한다. 추정(推定) 결과 효율성(效率性) 척도간(尺度間)의 상관관계(相關關係)는 부가가치액(附加價値額)보다 생산액(生産額)을 종속변수로 한 경우가 다소 높은 것으로 나타났으나 전자(前者)의 경우가 보다 많은 산업(産業)에 대하여 효율성(效率性)의 추정(推定)을 가능하게 하기 때문에 산업간(産業間) 비교(比較)를 위하여 더 적절하다고 판단된다. 상당수의 산업(産業)에 있어서는 만족할 만한 효율성(效率性) 추정치(推定値)를 구하는 것이 불가능했지만 후속연구(後續硏究)의 관점에서 볼 때 기술적(技術的) 효율성(效率性)의 추정(推定)이 가능한 산업(産業)이 다수를 차지한 사실은 고무적 이라고 판단된다. 또한 종업원규모(從業員規模)가 영세한 사업체(事業體)들이 상대적으로 비효율적(非效率的)임을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.337-353
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• 2016

The objective of this study is to analyze the DEA efficiency of the environment-friendly agricultural districts and zones. There are political inefficiency in districts and zones with 45.3% and 85.0%. It mainly results from scale efficiency than pure technical efficiency. There are 10 efficient zones, while 34 decreasing return to scale ones. Meanwhile, districts mostly have increasing return to scale with 97.9%. The results of this study is meaningful to re-construct the project based on the environment-friendly agricultural production.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.339-347
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• 2016

With the interest on operational efficiency due to the rapid growth of food material distribution industry and food service industry, the study adopts DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) model and examines to measure the technological, pure technical and scale efficiency those companies engaging in the food material distribution and food service business. As a result of analysis, the companies operating integrated business have relatively higher efficiency than those operating only food material distribution or food service companies while the result indicates that three efficiencies don't have significant difference depending on whether affiliated companies or not. In the results from the measuring by DEA.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.279-284
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• 2020

In this work, a carbon-doped carbon nitride photocatalyst is successfully synthesized through a simple centrifugal spinning method after heat treatment. The morphology and properties of the prepared photo catalyst are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-vis spectrophotometer (UV-vis), and specific surface area. The results show that the band gap of the prepared sample, g-CN-10 is 2.1 eV, is significantly lower than that of pure carbon nitride, 2.7 eV. As the amount of cotton candy increased, the absorption capacity of the prepared catalyst for visible light is significantly enhanced. In addition, the degradation efficiency of Rhodamine B (RhB) by sample g-CN-10 is 98.8 % over 2 h, which is twice that value of pure carbon nitride. The enhancement of photocatalytic ability is attributed to the increase of specific surface area after the carbon doping modifies carbon nitride. A possible photocatalytic degradation mechanism of carbon-doped carbon nitride is also suggested.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.351-374
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• 2022

In recent years, the development of rice industry has been highly valued by the state. In hubei area, due to the development of the modernization and the shortage of labor, traditional way of rice cultivation methods is facing serious challenges, and economic benefits have become the decisive factor for the effective promotion and application of rice cultivation methods. According to the research results, first, in the input-side analysis, in the CCR model, D5, D12, D26, D28, D32, D36 farmers with high efficiency appear. The analysis result shows that among the 60 farmers, the average efficiency is 89%, and there is an inefficiency of 11%. In the BCC model, 14 farmers were identified as high-efficiency farmers, with an average efficiency of 0.9453. Second, in direct seeding cultivation of rice, the average scale efficiency is 0.9227, while the average pure technical efficiency is 0.9644. This shows that the effect of scale efficiency is greater than that of purely technical factors, ignoring the reasons for the low operational efficiency of direct seeding cultivation farmers. It can be predicted that with the further deepening of farmers' understanding of this planting mode, the proportion of rice direct seeding may be further expanded in the future. Relevant agricultural departments should further promote this technology to farmers, study the direct seeding technology using scientific methods, and evaluate the changes of this cultivation mode. The agricultural departments of government should concern about the climate risk assessment of direct seeding rice, the environmental impact assessment caused by the extensive use of herbicides, the application of mechanical technology in the process of direct seeding, the lodging of direct seeding rice, and other related issues.

• 한국항만경제학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.219-246
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• 2010

각 국은 국제무역 및 물류에 있어서 항만의 역할과 가치의 중요성에 주목하면서 자국 항만의 경쟁력을 강화시키기 위한 정책과 전략을 추진하고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 전 세계 컨테이너물동량의 대부분을 차지하고 있는 3개 지역, 즉 동아시아, 유럽, 북미지역의 주요 컨테이너항만의 효율성을 비교하고 효율성에 영향을 미치는 요소들을 분석하여 제시하는데 있다. 효율성을 비교분석하기 위해 45개 항만을 대상으로 5개의 투입요소와 2개의 산출요소를 가지고 DEA 모형을 이용하였다. 또한 처리물량, 총 효율성, 기술적 효율성, 규모의 효율성 각각에 영향을 미치는 요소를 분석하기 위해 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 분석결과 동아시아 항만이 유럽과 북미의 항만보다 규모가 작음에도 불구하고 더 많은 성과를 내고 있으며 기술적으로나 규모면에서 상대적으로 더 효율적으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 분석이 지역별 항만의 특징과 효율성을 이해하는데 도움이 되고, 각 지역의 항만의 이용과 발전방향의 설정에 참조가 되기를 기대한다.