According to Farrell's well-known model (Farrell 1957), technical efficiency is defined as the measure of the ability of a firm to obtain the best production from a given set of inputs (output-increasing oriented), or as a measure of the ability to use the minimum feasible amount of inputs, given a determined level of output (input-saving oriented) (Greene, 1980; Atkinson and Cornwell, 1994) [b].
And so I've always been oriented toward saving and investing, and investing in businesses that do that.
For instance some of the non-governmental organizations have saving lives and health oriented objectives while others may have broad shelter and food metrics.
It mattered little, as even a win would not have been enough to save Leyton Orient after Colchester's home win over Preston.
The sustainable potentials of nanotechnology are oriented to save of raw materials, energy and water as well as reduce greenhouse gases and hazardous wastes to improve the future.
Only last weekend the combined star power of Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe was not enough to save an issues-oriented thriller, "Body of Lies," which opened poorly for Warner Brothers.
The model allows us to distinguish between direct and indirect consumption, thus offering the possibility of designing an economic and environmental policy oriented towards water saving.
Carl Ikeme made a number of vital saves to deny Orient after Richard Stearman's header and a Bakary Sako strike gave Wolves a two-goal lead in Monday's early kick-off.
Early detection of extubation failure in the operative room will save time and will orient resuscitation efforts towards more beneficial actions for the patient (hypothermia prevention, volume depletion, hemodynamic stability).
With releases coming up on VIVa, Saved and his own hip-hop oriented imprint, DV8, the Torontonian will be spending most of his time in the studio, losing himself in old-school synths and wires.
The study demonstrates that rural consumers' propensity to outshop is influenced by factors such as outlet prone, local involvement, and time saving opinions, urban consumers' propensity to outshop is influenced by travelling oriented, outshopping interests, and time saving opinions.
