具有偏好锥的面向输出的超效率DEA模型分析

鉴于传统DEA模型无法区分有效决策单元,超效率DEA模型未考虑决策者的偏好,现提出面向输出的权重受限的综合超效率DEA模型及其投影概念,并讨论该模型与其他超效率DEA模型之间的关系.接着,分析模型的最优目标函数值与决策单元有效性之间的关系,并讨论面向输出的权重受限的综合超效投影与多目标规划问题的非支配解之间的关系.最后,通过对中国西部12个地区工业企业科技创新效率综合评价,并与原有方法进行比较研究,得出本文方法更具优势和合理性.     

具有偏好锥的面向输出的超效率DEA模型分析

鉴于传统DEA模型无法区分有效决策单元,超效率DEA模型未考虑决策者的偏好,现提出面向输出的权重受限的综合超效率DEA模型及其投影概念,并讨论该模型与其他超效率DEA模型之间的关系.接着,分析模型的最优目标函数值与决策单元有效性之间的关系,并讨论面向输出的权重受限的综合超效投影与多目标规划问题的非支配解之间的关系.最后,通过对中国西部12个地区工业企业科技创新效率综合评价,并与原有方法进行比较研究,得出本文方法更具优势和合理性.     

基于CAR-DEA方法的环境效率评价研究

现有环境效率评价的DEA方法没有考虑多维偏好约束问题,即不同决策单元对不同期望产出和不期望产出的偏好不同. 以地区为例,不同地区对GDP、废水和废气赋予的权重偏好各不相同. 在这种情况下,由于各决策单元的偏好约束不同,形成多维偏好约束集,在传统DEA模型中容易出现无可行解现象. 针对这一问题,基于CAR-DEA方法,结合保证域理论,提出一种解决多维偏好约束集问题的环境效率评价模型. 采用中国工业系统的环境效率评价实例对提出的方法进行了分析和说明.     

考虑投入和产出指标偏好的广义DEA模型

广义DEA是一种基于决策单元和非决策单元自由选择参考集的扩展DEA模型.传统DEA模型的最优解大多是由线性规划随机计算的,未能充分考虑投入和产出指标的重要程度.将投入和产出指标的决策者偏好引入到广义DEA模型约束条件中,首先定义投入和产出指标偏好矩阵,再将该矩阵纳入广义DEA模型的约束条件,构建了带投入和产出指标偏好的广义DEA模型(GDEA-IP).接下来给出决策单元GDEA-IP有效性与评价指标的量纲选择无关性的证明,以及决策单元为GDEA-IP弱有效和有效的理论证明.算例分析说明GDEA-IP模型的有效性,通过和其它经典模型的对比分析,进一步说明该模型比广义DEA模型具有更大的灵活性和通用性,拓展了DEA方法的理论研究.     

考虑决策者风险偏好的区间直觉模糊多属性群决策方法

提出了一种考虑决策者风险偏好且属性权重信息不完全的区间直觉模糊数多属性群决策方法。同时考虑相似度和接近度,确定每一属性的决策者权重。为了考虑决策者风险偏好对决策结果的影响和避免区间直觉模糊矩阵的渐进性,引入了决策者风险偏好系数,将集结后的综合决策矩阵转换成区间数矩阵。然后,为了客观地求出属性权重信息不完全环境下属性的权重,构建了基于区间直觉模糊交叉熵的属性权重目标规划模型,该模型不仅考虑了评价值的偏差,也强调了评价值自身的可信度。最后,通过研发项目选择问题的实例分析说明了所提方法的合理性和优越性。     

考虑决策者时间偏好的多时期综合效率评价

针对多时期综合效率评价中缺乏考虑决策者时间偏好的问题,将两种时序加权算子引入时序DEA中以获取决策单元在多个时期内的综合效率评价结果.利用时序加权算子集结所得的效率融入了决策者的时间偏好,不仅可以较好地实现对各决策单元的客观合理评价,而且也可以用于衡量决策单元在多个时期内效率前沿的移动情况.此外还证明了谢艾国等人的第一种排序方法在特定的条件下等价于简单算术加权平均集结法.最后,以一个算例说明了考虑决策者时间偏好在多时期综合效率评价中的有效性和实用性.     

基于输入偏好DEA模型高校办学效益评价方法研究

分析了传统DEA模型中指标权重仅为非负性限制而带来的无法体现决策者偏好的问题,提出了反映决策者偏好的输入偏好DEA模型,并研究了基于输入偏好DEA模型高校办学效益评价方法.     

基于数据三分法的DEA模型

传统DEA模型在数据两分(偏好与规避)的基础上考察决策单元的有效性,在某些场合不再适用,文章根据决策者的偏好将数据分为三类:规避、偏好、中性类,在此基础上构造评价相对有效性的DEA模型.相较而言,基于数据三分法的DEA模型更具一般性,利用该模型,文章考察了中国近年投入产出绩效问题.     

基于前景理论和熵权法的交叉效率集结方法

传统的交叉效率集结过程通常采用算术平均方法,不仅会低估自评的重要性,而且未考虑决策者的风险偏好。针对上述问题,提出一种基于前景理论和熵权法的交叉效率集结方法。首先,求解交叉效率矩阵,运用熵权法确定他评过程中评价单元的指标权重。然后,引入前景理论以考虑决策者在交叉效率集结过程中的风险偏好,利用TOPSIS方法识别正负参考点,进而构造总体效用函数,得到前景交叉效率矩阵。随后,构建最大化前景价值模型,求解集结权重。该方法既考虑到交叉效率集结的相对重要性权重,又将决策者的风险偏好纳入到效率评价中,从而实现决策单元的全排序。最后,结合实例验证方法的有效性。     

基于公共权重的区间DEA效率评价及其排序方法研究

针对传统区间数据包络分析方法,在确定每一个决策单元区间效率的上界和下界时,存在的评价尺度不一致且计算复杂等问题,本文提出了一种同时最大化所有决策单元的效率上界和下界的公共权重区间DEA模型,并给出了一种考虑决策者偏好信息的可能度排序方法,用以解决区间效率的全排序问题。最后,以中国大陆11个沿海省份工业生产效率测算为例说明了所提方法的有效性和实用性。     

Finding common weights based on the DM's preference information

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is basically a linear programming-based technique used for measuring the relative performance of organizational units, referred to as Decision Making Units (DMUs). The flexibility in selecting the weights in standard DEA models deters the comparison among DMUs on a common base. Moreover, these weights are not suitable to measure the preferences of a decision maker (DM). For dealing with the first difficulty, the concept of common weights was proposed in the DEA literature. But, none of the common weights approaches address the second difficulty. This paper proposes an alternative approach that we term as ‘preference common weights’, which is both practical and intellectually consistent with the DEA philosophy. To do this, we introduce a multiple objective linear programming model in which objective functions are input/output variables subject to the constraints similar to the equations that define production possibility set of standard DEA models. Then by using the Zionts–Wallenius method, we can generate common weights as the DM's underlying value structure about objective functions.     

A robust data envelopment analysis model with different scenarios

Input and output data, under uncertainty, must be taken into account as an essential part of data envelopment analysis (DEA) models in practice. Many researchers have dealt with this kind of problem using fuzzy approaches, DEA models with interval data or probabilistic models. This paper presents an approach to scenario-based robust optimization for conventional DEA models. To consider the uncertainty in DEA models, different scenarios are formulated with a specified probability for input and output data instead of using point estimates. The robust DEA model proposed is aimed at ranking decision-making units (DMUs) based on their sensitivity analysis within the given set of scenarios, considering both feasibility and optimality factors in the objective function. The model is based on the technique proposed by Mulvey et al. (1995) for solving stochastic optimization problems. The effect of DMUs on the product possibility set is calculated using the Monte Carlo method in order to extract weights for feasibility and optimality factors in the goal programming model. The approach proposed is illustrated and verified by a case study of an engineering company.     

Additive DEA based on MCDA with imprecise information

This work exploits links between Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA), with decision making units (DMUs) playing the role of decision alternatives. A novel perspective is suggested on the use of the additive DEA model in order to overcome some of its shortcomings, using concepts from multiattribute utility models with imprecise information. The underlying idea is to convert input and output factors into utility functions that are aggregated using a weighted sum (additive model of multiattribute utility theory), and then let each DMU choose the weights associated with these functions that minimize the difference of utility to the best DMU. The resulting additive DEA model with oriented projections has a clear rationale for its efficiency measures, and allows meaningful introduction of constraints on factor weights.     

A ranking method based on a full-inefficient frontier

Since in evaluating by traditional data envelopment analysis (DEA) models many decision making units (DMUs) are classified as efficient, a large number of methods for fully ranking both efficient and inefficient DMUs have been proposed. In this paper a ranking method is suggested which basically differs from previous methods but its models are similar to traditional DEA models such as BCC, additive model, etc. In this ranking method, DMUs are compared against an full-inefficient frontier, which will be defined in this paper. Based on this point of view many models can be designed, and we mention a radial and a slacks-based one out of them. This method can be used to rank all DMUs to get analytic information about the system, and also to rank only efficient DMUs to discriminate between them.     

Goal programming approaches for data envelopment analysis cross efficiency evaluation

Cross efficiency evaluation has long been proposed as an alternative method for ranking the decision making units (DMUs) in data envelopment analysis (DEA). This study proposes goal programming models that could be used in the second stage of the cross evaluation. Proposed goal programming models have different efficiency concepts as classical DEA, minmax and minsum efficiency criteria. Numerical examples are provided to illustrate the applications of the proposed goal programming cross efficiency models.     

Ranking decision making units by imposing a minimum weight restriction in the data envelopment analysis

It has been widely recognized that data envelopment analysis (DEA) lacks discrimination power to distinguish between DEA efficient units. This paper proposes a new methodology for ranking decision making units (DMUs). The new methodology ranks DMUs by imposing an appropriate minimum weight restriction on all inputs and outputs, which is decided by a decision maker (DM) or an assessor in terms of the solutions to a series of linear programming (LP) models that are specially constructed to determine a maximin weight for each DEA efficient unit. The DM can decide how many DMUs to be retained as DEA efficient in final efficiency ranking according to the requirement of real applications, which provides flexibility for DEA ranking. Three numerical examples are investigated using the proposed ranking methodology to illustrate its power in discriminating between DMUs, particularly DEA efficient units.     

考虑决策单元竞争合作动态变化的DEA博弈交叉效率方法

利用DEA方法进行相对效率评估时,决策单元通常需要考虑多重目标,且随着目标的变化,决策单元间竞争合作状态也会发生动态变化。传统竞合模型虽然考虑了决策单元间竞争与合作同时存在的现象,但忽视了竞争合作关系动态变化的过程。本文以竞争合作对策为切入点,将多目标规划中的优先因子引入传统DEA博弈交叉效率模型中,提出了带有优先等级的多目标DEA博弈交叉效率模型,即动态竞合博弈交叉效率模型。该模型充分体现了不同目标下决策单元间竞争合作关系的动态变化,其焦点由传统竞合模型对多重最优权重现象的改善,转向对最优效率得分的直接寻找。利用DEA动态竞合博弈交叉效率模型,本文对环境污染约束下2014年长三角地区制造业投入产出绩效进行了客观的评估。分析结果表明:DEA动态竞合博弈交叉效率模型收敛速度优于传统DEA博弈交叉效率模型,其交叉效率得分收敛于唯一的纳什均衡点;不同目标重要性的差异程度,对最终排名结果不产生明显影响,不需要确切指出。     

基于白化值的区间DEA建模

传统数据包络分析要求输入输出数据为精确数,然而在某些实际应用中,区间形式的数据相较于精确数更容易获得.将区间数转化为白化值,并基于传统C~2R模型提出了基于白化值的区间C~2R模型.考虑到决策单元的有效性不易通过基于白化值的区间C~2R模型来判断,因此将非阿基米德无穷小概念引入到上述模型,构建了具有非阿基米德无穷小的区间C~2R模型.此外,还给出了用于判断决策单元有效性的区间目标规划方法:分别通过G_(IC~2R)模型和WG_(IC~2R)模型判断决策单元是否为区间DEA有效与区间弱DEA有效.     

An epsilon-free approach for finding the most efficient unit in DEA

Data envelopment analysis (DEA), considering the best condition for each decision making unit (DMU), assesses the relative efficiency and partitions DMUs into two sets: efficient and inefficient. Practically, in traditional DEA models more than one efficient DMU are recognized and these models cannot rank efficient DMUs. Some studies have been carried out aiming at ranking efficient DMUs, although in some cases only discrimination of the most efficient unit is desirable. Furthermore, several investigations have been done for finding the most CCR-efficient DMU. The basic idea of the majority of them is to introduce an integrated model which achieves an optimal common set of weights (CSW). These weights help us identify the most efficient unit in an identical condition.     

Value-based DEA models: application-driven developments

Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is an approach based on linear programming to assess the relative efficiency of peer decision-making units (DMUs). Typically, each DMU is free to choose the weights of the factors used in its evaluation. However, the evaluator's preferences may not warrant so much freedom. Several approaches have been proposed to allow the incorporation of managerial preferences in DEA, but few address the additive DEA model specifically. This paper presents additive DEA models that use multi-criteria decision analysis concepts to incorporate managerial preferences, and presents the corresponding preference elicitation protocols. The models developed allow the incorporation of preferences at different levels: on valuing performance improvements, on introducing weight restrictions, and on finding adequate targets. These were application-driven developments, resulting from discussing modelling options and preliminary results with the top-level management of a retail chain in the context of an assessment of stores’ performance, also described in this paper.