Data Envelopment Analysis with Integral Targets

Authors

Gunter P. Sharp, Georgia Institute of TechnologyFollow
Timothy R. Anderson, Portland State UniversityFollow

Published In

Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1997

Subjects

Data envelopment analysis, Decision support systems, Technological innovations -- Management

Abstract

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) inherently assumes that the feasible targets for inputs and outputs are continuous. This paper develops and illustrates extensions to DEA that allow for integer valued inputs and outputs. It is found that DEA?s implicit assumption of continuous targets can be significant in certain applications.

Description

This is the publisher's final pdf. Copyright © 1997 by PICMET. Paper delivered at Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), 1997.

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/9274

Citation Details

Anderson, T.R.; Sharp, G.P., "Data envelopment analysis with integral targets [management decision making]," Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology, pp.794.