Published In
Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering & Technology (PICMET)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1997
Subjects
Data envelopment analysis, Technology -- Management, Technological innovations -- Management
Abstract
One of the most important strengths of Data Envelopment Analysis, (DEA), is that it allows almost complete freedom in the way that each decision making unit, (DMU), evaluates itself relative to its peers. This tends to result in many DMUs receiving a high efficiency score. Particularly when DEA is applied in a decision making context, it may be desirable to select a single option rather than determining the set of efficient alternatives in ranking efficient DMU or to Assist selecting a "best" DMU. Several extensions to DEA have been proposed and used. This paper examines, compares, and integrates a variety of these methods. A less complicated application area is used to investigate the subtleties of DEA cross-efficiency.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/16796
Citation Details
Anderson, T.R., Uslu. A. "Selecting the "Best" Using Data Envelopment Analysist," Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology, pp.789-793.
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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.