Reducing weight flexibility in fuzzy DEA

Data Envelopment Analysis using Fuzzy Concept

Mathematical programming is one of the areas to which fuq set theoq has been applied extensively. Primarily based on Bellman and Zadeh’s model of decision in fuzzy environments, models have been suggested which allow flexibility in constraints and nonlinear programming. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a method of evaluating relative efJiciencies for a group of similar units based on an efici...

Secondary Model Developed for Weight Selective in Evaluating the Efficiency of Cross-DEA with Fuzzy Data

A Hybrid Fuzzy DEA/AHP Methodology for Ranking Units in a Fuzzy Environment

In this paper, a novel approach combining fuzzy data envelopment analysis (DEA) and the analytical hierarchical process (AHP) is proposed to rank units with multiple fuzzy criteria. The hybrid fuzzy DEA/AHP approach derives the AHP pairwise comparisons by fuzzy DEA and utilizes AHP to fully rank units. It shows that the proposed approach generates a logical ranking of units that has perfect com...

Data Envelopment Analysis with Fuzzy Parameters: An Interactive Approach

Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a methodology for measuring the relative efficiencies of a set of decision making units (DMUs) that use multiple inputs to produce multiple outputs. In the conventional DEA, all the data assume the form of specific numerical values. However, the observed values of the input and output data in real-life problems are sometimes imprecise or vague. Previous method...

A New Look at Selecting Third-Party Reverse Logistics Providers

The use of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in many fields is based on total flexibility of the weights. However, the problem of allowing total flexibility of the weights is that the values of the weights obtained by solving the unrestricted DEA program are often in contradiction to prior views or additional available information. Also, many applications of DEA assume complete discretionary of d...