Sanjuán Pellicer, MN.; Ribal Sanchis, FJ.; Clemente Polo, G.; Fenollosa Ribera, ML. (2011). Measuring and improving eco-efficiency using Data Envelopment Analysis. A case study of Mahón-Menorca cheese. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 15(4):614-628. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-9290.2011.00347.x
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Measuring and improving eco-efficiency using Data Envelopment Analysis. A case study of Mahón-Menorca cheese
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Author:
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Sanjuán Pellicer, María Nieves
Ribal Sanchis, Francisco Javier
Clemente Polo, Gabriela
Fenollosa Ribera, M. Loreto
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UPV Unit:
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Universitat Politècnica de València. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica y del Medio Natural - Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Agronòmica i del Medi Natural
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Abstract:
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[EN] The concept of eco-efficiency can be defined with the "product value/environmental influence" ratio. Different models have been proposed to measure eco-efficiency. The main difference among them is the weighting system ...[+]
[EN] The concept of eco-efficiency can be defined with the "product value/environmental influence" ratio. Different models have been proposed to measure eco-efficiency. The main difference among them is the weighting system used to aggregate the environmental results. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) permits this aggregation without requiring a subjective judgment about the weights. In this study, we applied a DEA model to Spanish Mahón-Menorca cheese production to determine the most eco-efficient production techniques. To this end, 16 scenarios of Mahón-Menorca cheese production were built regarding technical (degree of automation) and cleaner production criteria. The environmental impacts were assessed by means of life cycle assessment. We carried out an economic assessment by determining the economic value added and the net income for each scenario. The results are referred to as 1 kilogram (kg) cheese ripened over 105 days. Through DEA, an eco-efficiency ratio between 0 and 1 was obtained. Three scenarios were found to be eco-efficient, with a high degree of automation (enclosed vat and molding and demolding machines) and accelerated cheese ripening. We used Monte Carlo simulation to carry out a sensitivity analysis to compare the influence of price changes on the eco-efficiency ratio. The results emphasize the consistency and stability of the eco-efficient scenarios. © 2011 by Yale University.
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Cost assessment
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Data envelopment analysis (DEA)
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Industrial ecology
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Life cycle assessment (LCA)
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Price simulation
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Scenario building
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Data envelopment
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Computer simulation
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Data envelopment analysis
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Environmental impact
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Life cycle
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Monte Carlo methods
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Pollution control
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Rating
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Sensitivity analysis
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Efficiency
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Automation
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Cleaner production
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Efficiency measurement
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Environmental impact assessment
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Food production
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Life cycle analysis
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Monte Carlo analysis
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Price dynamics
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Production cost
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Production system
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Spain
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Copyrigths:
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Reserva de todos los derechos
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Source:
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Journal of Industrial Ecology. (issn:
1088-1980
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DOI:
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10.1111/j.1530-9290.2011.00347.x
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Publisher:
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Wiley
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http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-9290.2011.00347.x
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Project ID:
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info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MEC//CTM2006-12328/ES/DESARROLLO DE UNA METODOLOGIA BASADA EN ACV PARA MEJORA DE LA ECOEFICIENCIA DE LOS PROCESOS AGROALIMENTARIOS. APLICACION A LA INDUSTRIA DEL QUESO/
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Thanks:
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We gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science, Project CTM2006-12328/TECNO, and from the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Project PAID-05-06-6733. We are also grateful ...[+]
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science, Project CTM2006-12328/TECNO, and from the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Project PAID-05-06-6733. We are also grateful for the help of the Consell Regulador de la Denominacio d'Origen Mahon-Menorca, Alcaidus S. A. T., Cooperativa Insular Ganadera (Coinga), Hort de Sant Patrici, S. L., and Iberlact S. L.
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Artículo
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