Title :
Data envelopment analysis with integral targets [management decision making]
Author :
Anderson, Timothy R. ; Sharp, Gunter P.
Author_Institution :
Eng. Manage. Program, Portland State Univ., OR, USA
Abstract :
Data envelopment analysis (DEA) inherently assumes that the feasible targets for inputs and outputs are continuous. This paper develops and illustrates extensions to DEA that allow for integer valued inputs and outputs. It is found that DEA´s implicit assumption of continuous targets can be significant in certain applications
Keywords :
decision theory; management; continuous targets assumption; data envelopment analysis; integer valued inputs; integer valued outputs; integral targets; management decision making; Data envelopment analysis; Decision making; Gas industry; Linear programming; Petroleum; Research and development management; Semiconductor device manufacture; Systems engineering and theory; Target recognition;
Conference_Titel :
Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3574-0
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1997.653640
