resource allocation and optimal leveling are among the top challenges in project management. this paper presents a dea-based procedure for determining an optimal level of inputs to produce a fixed level of outputs. to achieve this goal, we assume that the levels of outputs can be forecasted in the next season and the procedure will determine optimal level of inputs for all dmus. such as some of...

one of the major problems in data envelopment analysis (dea) is to determine the projection of inefficient decision making units (dmus) into the efficient frontier. in conventional dea models, inputs and outputs of inefficient dmus alter arbitrarily for reaching to the efficient frontier. nevertheless, sometimes the ability of dmus is defined and restricted. moreover, there are situations in th...

in the present study, an application of multilevel modeling approach to the input- output analysis are presented first, the regional input-output table of all provinces in iran was extracted based on the adjusted flegg location quotient method (aflq). second differentiation in the leontief technical coefficients and the backward and forward linkages among various activities and sectors of all p...