this paper uses integrated data envelopment analysis (dea) models to rank all extreme and non-extreme efficient decision making units (dmus) and then applies integrated dea ranking method as a criterion to modify genetic algorithm (ga) for finding pareto optimal solutions of a multi objective programming (mop) problem. the researchers have used ranking method as a shortcut way to modify ga to d...

in a robust parameter design (rpd) problem, the experimenter is interested to determine the values of con-trol factors such that responses will be robust or insensitive to variability of the noise factors. response sur-face methodology (rsm) is one of the effective methods that can be employed for this purpose. since quality of products or processes is usually evaluated through several quality ...

This paper presents a preliminary analysis for applying Multi Agent Systems to Communities of Practice. In this paper, we present some basic issues on Communities of Practice including a definition and some concepts, namely those of identity, trajectory and multi-membership. We analyze the adequacy of the Multi-Agent Systems technology to support Communities of Practice. We show how some charac...