Using an SBM-NDEA model to assess the desirable and undesirable outputs of sustainable supply chain: A case study in wheat industry

Lotfi, Farhad Hosseinzadeh; Saen, Reza Farzipoor; Moghaddas, Zohreh; Vaez-Ghasemi, Mohsen

doi:10.1016/j.seps.2023.101699

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“…Furthermore, Zhang et al have computed the provincial-level pollution reduction and carbon reduction efficiency in China based on the super-efficiency SBM-Tobit model and panel data from 2010 to 2019 [24]. Lotfi et al used the SBM model to address the issue of adverse outputs in the wheat industry [25]. Nyangchak utilized the super-efficiency SBM model to analyze the efficiency of renewable energy in China [26].…”

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Research on Environmental Performance Measurement and Influencing Factors of Key Cities in China Based on Super-Efficiency SBM-Tobit Model

Xue,

Qu,

Guo

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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In recent years, China has experienced significant economic growth and some degree of environmental pollution control. However, achieving a perfect balance between the environment and economic development remains a challenge. In order to seek solutions to this issue and promote the sustainable development of cities, this paper starts from the urban level, which is relatively lacking in existing research. Based on the panel data of urban indicators from 2013 to 2021, it quantifies the environmental performance of key cities using the slack-based measure (SBM) model of super-efficiency based on a non-expected output. Furthermore, it utilizes the Tobit panel regression model suitable for limited dependent variables to analyze the impact of driving factors on the environmental performance of key cities, and it further explores the reasons for the loss of urban environmental performance from the dual perspectives of inputs and outputs. The research findings indicate the following. (1) The average environmental performance of 30 key cities has shown an increasing trend but has not yet reached a valid state. The cities’ environmental performance rises in the range of [0.444, 0.821], indicating that there is room for improvement in urban environmental management. (2) Cities in the northeastern region of China have lagged behind the eastern, central, and western regions in terms of environmental performance over this nine-year period, and the redundancy of undesirable outputs is partly responsible for this decline. (3) The large proportion of the secondary industry, the number of vehicles on the road, and the population density have a significantly negative impact on urban environmental performance, while the per capita regional GDP and urban maintenance and construction funds make a positive difference. These research findings provide a scientific basis and valuable insights into urban environment performance enhancement and can serve as a reference for areas in need of balanced development between the urban environment and economic growth.

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Research on Environmental Performance Measurement and Influencing Factors of Key Cities in China Based on Super-Efficiency SBM-Tobit Model

Xue,

Qu,

Guo

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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Will Climate Endowment Affect the Improvement of Agricultural Production Efficiency? Evidence From Cities in Zhejiang Province, China

Hu,

Zhang,

Zeng

et al. 2024

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Climate change poses constraints on nature‐based agricultural productivity, necessitating an understanding of urban agriculture's performance across varying climatic conditions. This study examines the impacts of temperature, precipitation, and evapotranspiration production potential on agricultural production efficiency using a pooled OLS model. The results show that there is a spatial pattern of alternating high and low agricultural production efficiency units, and in urban areas where agricultural production efficiency values hover around 0.5, there still exists significant potential for improvement. Through regression analysis, results show that the production potential of precipitation has a significantly positive impact on improving agricultural production efficiency. However, the effects of temperature production potential, evapotranspiration production potential, and insolation on agricultural production efficiency are either not significant or exhibit poor stability. The results of the heterogeneity test show that the effect of precipitation production potential on enhancing agricultural production efficiency varies between cities in northeastern and southwestern Zhejiang, with only a few cities experiencing significant benefits. Furthermore, the innovation of this study resides in its comprehensive application of management science, climatology, geography, and other interdisciplinary approaches to deeply explore the influences of different climatic resource endowments on agricultural production efficiency from a spatial perspective. This interdisciplinary research approach provides fresh insights into how urban agriculture can be optimized under complex and ever‐changing climatic conditions.

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Spatial impact of green finance reform pilot zones on environmental efficiency: A pathway to mitigating China's energy trilemma

Zhao,

Ke,

Jiang

2024

Energy

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Using an SBM-NDEA model to assess the desirable and undesirable outputs of sustainable supply chain: A case study in wheat industry

Cited by 10 publications

References 68 publications

Research on Environmental Performance Measurement and Influencing Factors of Key Cities in China Based on Super-Efficiency SBM-Tobit Model

Research on Environmental Performance Measurement and Influencing Factors of Key Cities in China Based on Super-Efficiency SBM-Tobit Model

Will Climate Endowment Affect the Improvement of Agricultural Production Efficiency? Evidence From Cities in Zhejiang Province, China

Spatial impact of green finance reform pilot zones on environmental efficiency: A pathway to mitigating China's energy trilemma

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