Benchmarking for Performance Evaluation W. Vogel & M. Büttner GmbH the authors share their views 9783642096402 the authors share their views on future developments by introducing the concept of the order of an entire function Three of the papers in this volume provide a detailed and relatively easy to follow exposition of the underlying theory from neoclassical production economics and offer step by step instructions on the appropriate model to apply in different contexts and how to implement them This book provides a detailed introduction to the theoretical and methodological foundations of production efficiency analysis using benchmarking