Data envelopment analysis (DEA) measures the relative efficiency of decision making units (DMUs) with multiple inputs and multiple outputs. DEA-based Malmquist productivity index measures the productivity change over time. We propose a dynamic DEA model involving network structure in each period within the framework a DEA. We have previously published the network DEA (NDEA) and the dynamic DEA ...

data envelopment analysis (dea) is an eciency measurement tool for evaluation of similar decision making units (dmus). in dea, weights are assigned to inputs and outputs and the absolute eciency score is obtained by the ratio of weighted sum of outputs to weighted sum of inputs. in traditional dea models, this measure is also equivalent with relative eciency score which evaluates dmus in com...

The topology of a network seriously affects its cost, reliability, throughput, and traffic pattern, etc, so we need to simultaneously consider these multiple criteria, which have different units, when evaluating network topologies. However, ordinary methods of network topology design considered only a single criterion. DEA (data envelopment analysis) enables us to simultaneously evaluate multip...

Traditional DEA models deal with measurements of relative efficiency of DMUs regarding multiple-inputs vs. multiple-outputs. One of the drawbacks of these models is the neglect of intermediate products or linking activities. After pointing out needs for inclusion of them in DEA models, we propose a slacks-based network DEA model that can deal with intermediate products. Using this model we can ...

In this study, the data envelopment analysis (DEA), three-stage DEA (3SDEA) and artificial neural network (ANN) are employed to measure the technical efficiency of 29 semi-conductor firms in Taiwan. Estimated results show that there are significant differences in efficiency scores among DEA, 3SDEA and ANN analysis. The advanced setting of the three stages mechanism of DEA does show some changes...

Data envelopment analysis (DEA) measures the efficiency score of a set homogeneous decision-making units (DMUs) based on observed input and output. Considering input-oriented, inverse DEA models find required level for producing given amount production in current level. This article proposes new form model considering income (for planning) budget finance budgeting) constraints. In contrast with...

The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, we develop a multi-period dynamic multi-process network DEA (data envelopment analysis) model. Second, we apply this methodology to Japanese prefectural time series data. In this framework, we specify that prefectural technology consists of two sectors, called the human capital generating sector and the physical capital formation sector. Each sector ...

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is one of the most widely used methods in the measurement efficiency and productivity of Decision Making Units (DMUs). DEA for a large dataset with many inputs/outputs would require huge computer resources in terms of memory and CPU time. This paper introduces a neural network backpropagation Data Envelopment Analysis. Neural network requirements of computer memo...

We propose an evaluation approach for a novel travel demand management strategy known as the downtown space reservation system (DSRS). This approach takes into account three perspectives, i.e., transportation service provider’s, the user’s, and the community’s and is based on network-Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) where the perspectives are inter-related through intermediate inputs/outputs. Tw...

In the data envelopment analysis (DEA) literature, linear fractional non-cooperative network DEA models for two-stage network structures are often transformed into parametric linear models. The transformed parametric linear models are then solved by computing a series of linear models when the parameter is varied. For example, Wu, Zhu, Ji, Chu and Liang (2016) provide a linear fractional non-co...