The aim of this conference is to bring together academicians and experienced practitioners from within and outside Latin American to discuss their experiences in bridging the gap between theory and practice of Data Envelopment Analysis. The conference aims to provide a forum for:

Researchers from various countries to interact and discuss issues dealing with DEA and applications to management: Agriculture, Banking, Benchmarking, Education, Environment, Economy, Government, Health, Insurance, Information Technology, Marketing, Operations, Public Policy, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Retails, Regulation, Services and Tourism.
Scholars, decision makers, policy makers, practitioners, and technologists, to share and update concepts, techniques, and optimization/ software tools.