The common weights approach is one of the most prominent methods to further prioritize the subset of DEA efficient units. This approach can be modeled as a multiobjective problem, where one seeks for a common set of weights that locates the efficiency ratio of each unit as close as possible to the target score of 1. In such a setting, different metrics can be applied to measure the distance of ...

Competitive advantage is more and more determined by the ability to respond to customer requirements. Research has shown that a well-organised supply chain that can meet these requirements is crucial to firm performance (2006; Ramdas & Spekman 2000; Spekman et al. 1998). Top performance in supply chain management will result into success at the organisational level (Green Jr et al. 2008). More ...

We present an any-time performance assessment for benchmarking numerical optimization algorithms in a black-box scenario, applied within the COCO benchmarking platform. The performance assessment is based on runtimes measured in number of objective function evaluations to reach one or several quality indicator target values. We argue that runtime is the only available measure with a generic, me...

In this paper, we address several issues related to the use of data envelopment analysis (DEA). These issues include model orientation, input and output selection/definition, the use of mixed and raw data, and the number of inputs and outputs to use versus the number of decision making units (DMUs). We believe that within the DEA community, researchers, practitioners, and reviewers may have con...

We discuss the design of interactive, internet based benchmarking using parametric (statistical) as well as non-parametric (DEA) models. The user receives benchmarks and improvement potentials. The user is also given the possibility to search different efficiency frontiers and hereby to explore alternative improvement strategies. An implementation of both a parametric and a non parametric model...

Abstract The objective of this work is to use multiple Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)/Benefit the Doubt (BoD) approaches for readjustment and exploitation Human Development Index (HDI). HDI leading indicator vision “development as freedom”; it a Composite Index, wherein three dimensions (income, health, education), represented by four indicators, are aggregated. DEA-BoD used in were: tradition...