Using DEA to evaluate operation efficiency of top 10 global solar photovoltaic companies

Shih-Chi Chang; Chun Yi Liu; Lee Yun Pan

Using DEA to evaluate operation efficiency of top 10 global solar photovoltaic companies

Shih-Chi Chang, Chun Yi Liu, Lee Yun Pan

Department of Business Administration

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Abstract

Experts indicates that fossil fuel depletion may happen in the next 6 decades. People start to think of the possibilities of developing alternative energy. Among different alternative energy, solar offers the most adaptable application and converts sunlight directly into electrical energy with the highest efficiency. Lots of enterprises then start to launch resources to develop solar photovoltaic (solar PV) technique and thus create fierce competition. Therefore, the importance of operation efficiency in solar PV industry has been highlighted. In this research, we incorporate four-year' financial records of global top 10 solar PV companies and use DEA that includes technical efficiency, scale efficiency, and evaluation of returns to scale to evaluate each firm's operation efficiency. Results show that only 17.5% of the firms reaches the ideal efficiency. Marketing and management expense should be reduced most. Solar PV companies may scale it down and then invest in the vital part of solar PV industry, R&D. Most of the problems of solar PV industry could be solved with technical improvement. This paper renders a global view of operation efficiency evaluation that results from the top global solar PV companies, and thus makes the results more applicable and are worth of referring.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	PICMET 2014 - Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Proceedings
Subtitle of host publication	Infrastructure and Service Integration
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1877-1885
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9781890843304
Publication status	Published - 2014 Jan 1
Event	2014 Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, PICMET 2014 - Kanazawa, Japan Duration: 2014 Jul 27 → 2014 Jul 31

Other

Other	2014 Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, PICMET 2014
Country	Japan
City	Kanazawa
Period	14-07-27 → 14-07-31

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Management of Technology and Innovation
Strategy and Management
Transportation

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Chang, S-C, Liu, CY & Pan, LY 2014, Using DEA to evaluate operation efficiency of top 10 global solar photovoltaic companies. in PICMET 2014 - Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Proceedings: Infrastructure and Service Integration., 6921317, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1877-1885, 2014 Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, PICMET 2014, Kanazawa, Japan, 14-07-27.

Using DEA to evaluate operation efficiency of top 10 global solar photovoltaic companies. / Chang, Shih-Chi; Liu, Chun Yi; Pan, Lee Yun.

PICMET 2014 - Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Proceedings: Infrastructure and Service Integration. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. p. 1877-1885 6921317.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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