Applied Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 7, 2013, no. 28, 1387 - 1392
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Evaluation of Decision Making Units in the Presence
of Fuzzy and Non-discretionary
Neda Fathi and Mohammad Izadikhah
Department of Mathematics, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
nedafathi112@yahoo.com, m-izadikhah@iau-arak.ac.ir
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Abstract
In original data envelopment analysis (DEA) models, input and output are
measured by exact values on a ratio scale. However, this assumption may not be
always valid. For example some data may be only known as in forms of fuzzy and
non–discretionary data. In this paper we try to suggest a generalized model when
some inputs and outputs are fuzzy and non-discretionary data.
Keywords: Data envelopment analysis, fuzzy data, non-discretionary data.
1. Introduction
Data envelopment analysis (DEA),is currently a popular technique for analyzing
technical efficiency. DEA originally proposed by Charnes et al.[1]is a non-parametric
technique for measuring and evaluating the relative efficiencies of a set of entities,
called decision making units (DMUs),with the common inputs and outputs. Often the
assumption of homogeneous environments is violated and factors that describe the
differences in the environments need to be including in the analysis. These factors,
and other factors outside the control of the DMUs, are frequently called non-
discretionary factors instances from the DEA literature include snowfall or weather in
evaluating the efficiency of maintenance units. Therefore, some papers were
presented on the theorical development of this technique with non-discretionary data.
Many researchers addressed the problem with non-discretionary data (Banker and