Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study winemaking efficiency with the help of international performance benchmarking and to finding ways for its improvement. Design/methodology/approach In this research, three models of data envelopment analysis (DEA) and other tools of international...

Purpose The determination of input and output factors is a well-known source of pitfalls when applying data envelopment analysis (DEA). The purpose of this paper is to contribute to overcome the respective problems of input/output factor determination related to factor selection, dual-role...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop an artificial neural network (ANN) based prediction model via integration with data envelopment analysis (DEA) to provide the means of predicting incremental performance goals. The findings confirm the usefulness of the herein developed...

Purpose – Project cost is normally a key performance indicator for all projects, and therefore features prominently in benchmarking exercises aimed at identifying best practice. However, projects in different locations first require all costs to be expressed in equivalent units. Failing to do...

Purpose – Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a non-parametric technique of computing efficiencies of decision-making units using similar set of inputs to give similar set of outputs. The objective is to pick out inefficient units from a data set of similar units and thus analyse their...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop data envelopment analysis (DEA) models and algorithms for efficiency improvement when the inputs and output weights are restricted and there is fixed availability of inputs in the system. Design/methodology/approach Limitation on availability of...

Purpose There are elevated debates on the role of teacher unions on the effectiveness of education in the USA. The purpose of this paper is to examine if the unionization of education has an impact on the comparative performance of public education in the USA. Design/methodology/approach The...

Purpose – For strategic and competitive insights, this paper aims to measure and benchmark comparative operating efficiencies of major airlines in Asia, Europe, and North America. Design/methodology/approach – The authors employ data envelopment analysis for measuring the relative efficiency...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to design an innovative performance modeling system by jointly using data envelopment analysis (DEA) and artificial neural network (ANN). The hybrid DEA-ANN model integrates performance measurement and prediction frameworks and serves as an adaptive...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to concentrate on measuring and evaluating the performance efficiency of electrical machinery manufacturing small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Turkey. The industry-based efficiency evaluation provides management with information including the...