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DEAFrontier TM Microsoft® Excel Add-In

DEAFrontier TM is a Microsoft® Excel Add-In for solving Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) models developed by Joe Zhu


Solution Graphics

DEAFrontier uses Excel Solver as the engine for solving the DEA models. In order to run the DEAFrontier software, Excel Solver must be installed in the Excel. In Excel 2007 or 2010, the user should see Solver in the Data Tab. Under Excel 2007 and earlier versions, the Excel Solver Parameters dialog box has to be displaced once before the DEAFrontier software is loaded. Otherwise, the DEAFrontier software may not run.

(A few cases have been reported that Excel encounters a runtime error and has to stop the program when  the Risk Solver Platform is installed. The causes of that is due to the Solver product. Users who plan to use the DEAFrontier under other Solver products are strongly advised to test the free DEAFrontier version under Risk Solver Platform.)

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As suggested by LongFei Chen from National Chiayi University (Taiwan), one may solve the above issue by packing the DEAFrontier into a .rar or .zip file and try to run it from a WinRAR or WinZIP environment. )

DEAFrontier offers a version that can be used with OpenSolver (www.opensolver.org). In this case, DEAFrontier uses the COIN-OR CBC optimization engine via OpenSolver which does not set limits.




DEAFrontier Support
Please visit the DEAFrontier Support for more information on (i) how to use the DEAFrontier software, and (ii) which DEA models are included.
It is strongly recommended that you visit this support page before trying the free version.

 DEAFrontier Free Version

This link provides a free version of DEAFrontier
Screen shot of the DEAFrontier software.
Order the DEAFrontier Software Please try the Free version first and make sure the Free version works on your PC (and your version of Excel).