Envelopment Apr 2026

At its core, envelopment is a way to find the "best of the best" in a group. Imagine plotting the performance of several businesses on a graph. DEA draws a "frontier" or a boundary line that "envelopes" all the data points. sit directly on this boundary.

Unlike simple averages, DEA compares each unit (called a Decision Making Unit, or DMU) against its most similar high-performing peers. envelopment

How companies like Google expand their business models into new markets. At its core, envelopment is a way to