Linear programming (LP) is the most widely used optimization technique for solving real-life problems because of its simplicity and efficiency. Although conventional LP models require precise data, managers and decision makers dealing with real-world optimization problems often do not have...

The increasing intensity of global competition has led organizations to utilize various types of performance measurement tools for improving the quality of their products and services. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a methodology for evaluating and measuring the relative efficiencies of a...

Managing Service Productivity using Data Envelopment Analysis -- Development of Assessment Model for Research Efficiency of Universities -- Incorporating intra- and inter-input/output weight restrictions in piece-wise linear DEA: an application to the assessment of the research activity in...