This paper aims at determining Isfahan provincial industries orientation as well as relating the comparative advantage indexes and their changes with the province’s industrial characteristics. Therefore, applying “factor analysis”, “principal components analysis” and “numerical taxonomy analysis” methods, the paper calculates the determining indexes of the province’s industrial development and ...

Due to the economical restrictions, improving efficiency in the collection and processing of blood products at blood centers is important. This study uses data envelopment analysis (DEA) to evaluate the efficiency of 31 Provincial units of Iranian Blood Transfusion Organizations (IBTO) to determine to what extent efficiency can be improved. Efficiency grades were computed with DEA linear progra...

The purpose of this study was to determine the efficiency of provincial administrations of the ministry of sport & youth by using non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis. Inputs and outputs of the research were selected by the expert’s choice. Inputs for provincial sport administrations included staff, budget and sport facility capitation (percapita). Outputs for provincial sport administratio...