Data envelopment analysis (DEA) has been proven as an efficient technique to evaluate the performance of homogeneous decision making units (DMUs) where multiple inputs and outputs exist. In the conventional applications of DEA, the data are considered as specific numerical values with explicit designation of being an input or output. However, the observed values of the data are sometimes imprec...

during the last years, the concept of input congestion and technical ineff-ciency in data envelopment analysis (dea), have been investigated by manyresearchers. the motivation of this paper is to present models which obtain thedecreased output value due to input congestion and technical ineciency. more-over, we extend the models to estimate input congestion, technical ineciencyand output red...

this paper intends to offer a new iterative method based on articial neural networks for finding solution of a fuzzy equations system. our proposed fuzzied neural network is a ve-layer feedback neural network that corresponding connection weights to output layer are fuzzy numbers. this architecture of articial neural networks, can get a real input vector and calculates its corresponding fu...

the fuzzy linear regression model with fuzzy input-output data andcrisp coefficients is studied in this paper. a linear programmingmodel based on goal programming is proposed to calculate theregression coefficients. in contrast with most of the previous works, theproposed model takes into account the centers of fuzzy data as animportant feature as well as their spreads in the procedure ofconstr...

introduction according to the shortage of water resources in the world, it seems necessary the use of refined water, particularly in arid and semi-arid areas such as iran. the correct treatment, management and the control of refining process needs to investigate effective parameters in this process precisely. therefore, because of the uncertainty and complexity in refining qualitative parameter...