in this study, given the sequence dependent setup times, we attempt using the technique of response surface methodology (rsm) to set the parameters of the genetic algorithm (ga), which is used to optimize the scheduling problem of n job on 1 machine (n/1). it aims at finding the most suitable parameters for increasing the efficiency of the proposed algorithm. at first, a central composite desig...

in recent years, the existing competitions between investment companies have been increased largely by entering private investors in capital market. large and powerful companies try to achieve the goals predicted to increase the competition capacity. to analyze the efficiency of investment companies, parametric and non-parametric methods are used. in this research, based on the dissociation pow...

Municipalities as well as any other organization have needed assessment and efficiency measurement to make better use of their limited resources and greater effectiveness. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of municipalities, determining efficient and inefficient municipalities using data envelopment analysis, and classifying the municipalities using Anderson Peterson technique...

According to the growing trend of IT-based systems, implementation of computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) in Iran’s power industry can dramatically help in optimized management of maintenance activities, and thereby, reducing equipment failures, increasing reliability, increasing product stability and, above all, increasing efficiency and productivity of the employees of this indu...

introduction: due to increased costs of health sector, much effort has been done to compare the performance of hospitals and measure their efficiency in recent years. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the relative efficiency of public and private hospitals in qom during 2007 using data envelopment analysis (dea) approach. methods: this was an applied and analytic study. the study popula...

Article history: Received 5 January 2014 Received in revised format 8 March 2014 Accepted 11 March 2014 Available online 12 March 2014 Measuring the relative efficiency of banking industry has been a popular subject among both practitioners and academicians. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) has been widely applied for different purposes. This paper presents an empirical investigation to measure ...