Determining Component Weights in a Communications Assessment Using Judgmental Policy Capturing

Determining Component Reliability Using a Testing Index

Determining a common set of weights in DEA by solving a linear programming

In models of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), an optimal set of input and output weights is generally as-sumed to represent the assessed Decision Making Unit (DMU) in the best light in comparison to all the other DMUs. These sets of weights are, typically, different for each of the participating DMUs. Thus, it is important to find a Common Set of Weights (CSW) across the set of DMUs. In this pa...

Comparing the Efficacy of Policy-Capturing Weights and Direct Estimates for Predicting Job Choice

Determining a common set of weights in a DEA problem using a separation vector

A separation method to be used for locating a set of weights, also known as a common set of weights (CSW), in the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is proposed in this work. To analyze the methods of finding the CSW, it is necessary to solve a particular form of a multiple objectives fractional linear programming problem (MOFP). One of the characteristics of this particular MOFP is that the decis...

Determining feature weights using a genetic algorithm in a case-based reasoning approach to personnel rostering

Personnel rostering problems are highly constrained resource allocation problems. Human rostering experts have many years of experience in making rostering decisions which reflect their individual goals and objectives. We present a novel method for capturing nurse rostering decisions and adapting them to solve new problems using the Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) paradigm. This method stores exampl...