Cost Efficiency Measures In Data Envelopment Analysis With Nonhomogeneous DMUs

Authors

  • G. Tohidi Department of Mathematics, College of Science, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, ‎Iran‎.
  • M. Barat Department of Mathematics, College of Science, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, ‎Iran‎.
  • M. Sanei Department of Mathematics, College of Science, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, ‎Iran‎.
Abstract:

In the conventional data envelopment analysis (DEA), it is assumed that all decision making units (DMUs) using the same input and output measures, means that DMUs are homogeneous. In some settings, however, this usual assumption of DEA might be violated. A related problem is the problem of textit{missing} textit{data} where a DMU produces a certain output or consumes a certain input but the values are not available. To address this problem there are some approaches which assign a value (e.g. zero or average of existing values) to the missing data. On the other hand, there are situations where the missing output or input can be produced or consumed by the DMU but for some reasons, an output is not created or the DMU does not have accessibility to an input, hence assigning an artificial value to the nonexistent factor is inappropriate. As some recent studies have focused on addressing the problem of nonhomogeneity among inputs and outputs measures, it has become increasingly important to undrestand its cost structure. This study develops a new DEA methodology to assess cost efficiency (CE) of DMUs in the situation of nonhomogeneous DMUs with different outputs configurations. Via proceeding in three-step procedure both CE scores and subgroup CE scores of DMUs is derived. A numerical example containing a set of 47 steel fabrication plants is used to show the applicability of the model.

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volume 10  issue 1

pages  75- 85

publication date 2018-01-01

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