Prioritization method for frontier DMUs: a distance-based approach

PRIORITIZATION METHOD FOR FRONTIER DMUs: A DISTANCE-BASED APPROACH

In nonparametric methods, if the number of observations is relatively small as compared to the sum of number of inputs and outputs, many units are evaluated as efficient. Several methods for prioritizing these efficient units are reported in literature. Andersen et al. and Mehrabian et al. proposed two methods for ranking efficient units, but both methods break down in some cases. This paper de...

A Method for DMUs Classification in DEA

In data envelopment analysis, anyone can do classification decision units with efficiency scores. It will be interesting if a method for classification of DMUs without regarding to efficiency score is obtained. So in this paper, the classification of Decision Making Units (DMUs) is done according to the additive model without being solved for obtaining scores efficiency. This is because it ...

A Method for Defuzzication by Weighted Distance

A new approach to fuzzy quantities ordering based on distance method and its applications for solving fuzzy linear programming

Many ranking methods have been proposed so far. However, there is yet no method that can always give a satisfactory solution to every situation; some are counterintuitive, not discriminating; some use only the local information of fuzzy values; some produce different ranking for the same situation. For overcoming the above problems, we propose a new method for ranking fuzzy quantities based on ...

A frontier-based approach for autonomous exploration

We introduce a new approach for exploration based on the concept of frontiers, regions on the boundary between open space and unexplored space. By moving to new frontiers, a mobile robot can extend its map into new territory until the entire environment has been explored. We describe a method for detecting frontiers in evidence grids and navigating to these frontiers. We also introduce a techni...