基于TOPSIS的属性关联直觉模糊多属性决策方法

针对属性值为直觉模糊数,已知部分属性偏好关系及属性交互类型的属性关联多属性决策问题给出决策方法.首先定义方案到正(负)理想方案的距离及各方案与正理想方案相对贴近度.然后以极大化各方案与相对贴近度为目标建立优化模型,确定出属性集的模糊测度.进而基于直觉模糊Choquet积分算子计算各方案的直觉模糊综合评价值,再根据直觉模糊数的得分值及精确度得到方案的排序.最后通过实例验证了方法的有效可行性.     

基于直觉模糊集的多属性决策方法

对基于直觉模糊信息的多属性决策问题进行了研究,引入了直觉模糊数的得分函数、直觉模糊正理想点和负理想点,然后给出了基于TOPSIS的多属性决策方法,通过计算各备选方案的得分向量与直觉模糊负理想点得分向量之间的距离来确定各备选方案的综合评价指数,进而判断方案的优劣次序.最后,通过一个具体的实例分析说明了该方法的有效性与具体应用过程.     

区间直觉模糊集的模糊熵群决策方法

针对专家权重未知、专家判断信息以区间直觉模糊集给出的多属性群决策问题,提出了一种新的模糊熵决策方法。通过定义区间直觉模糊集的模糊熵判断专家信息的模糊程度,进而确定每位专家的权重;然后计算备选方案距理想方案和负理想方案的模糊交叉熵距离,得到每个专家对方案的排序;再分别利用加权算术算子和加权几何算子集结专家的排序结果,得到专家群体对方案的排序。实例分析验证了方法的有效性。     

基于投影的单值中智集MAGDM一致性合成方法

针对投影测度下的属性值和属性权重均为单值中智集的多属性群决策问题,提出了一种基于投影的群决策一致性合成方法。该方法以群体评价均值矩阵和群体评价正、负理想值矩阵为群体评价的参考基准,根据投影测度,构建了衡量决策者个体评价与群体评价一致性程度的投影贴近度公式;进而以决策者的相对一致性程度和决策者重要性合成得到策者权重,并构造加权规范化的群体最终决策矩阵;然后以单值中智集得分函数求解各方案的最终得分并排序;并给出详细的决策步骤,最后通过算例同其他方法进行了对比分析,表明本文方法的可行、有效。     

基于前景理论的三参数区间灰数信息下多属性灰关联决策方法

针对决策信息为三参数区间灰数的多属性决策问题,考虑决策者主观风险态度,提出了一种基于前景理论的灰关联决策方法.首先,利用"奖优罚劣"的线性变换算子对原始决策信息进行规范化处理;其次,通过定义三参数区间灰数的相对核来判断其大小,将其融入前景理论给出前景价值函数和权重函数,由此确定正、负理想方案;然后,根据灰关联分析法得到正、负关联系数,进而确定综合相对贴近度实现对方案的排序;最后,由一个实例表明了所提方法的有效性和合理性.     

基于区间数的TOPSIS方法在水驱油田开发效果评价上的应用

针对目前油田高含水期水驱开发效果评价难度大、评价方法多集中在模糊综合评价方法上,提出应用区间数的TOPSIS方法(逼近理想点排序)对油田水驱开发效果进行评价.首先对区间数多指标决策问题和区间数的相关运算进行了描述,给出了区间数TOPSIS方法的计算步骤.然后根据水驱开发效果指标评价标准及待评价区块生产数据建立评价对象区间数决策矩阵,进而确定最优方案(正理想点)和最劣方案(负理想点),并计算待评价方案与最优方案的相对贴近度,再结合[0,1]语言标度区间确定评价结果.最后,给出实例验证该方法的可行性和有效性.     

基于Vague集的数字图书馆的评价方法研究

数字图书馆评价是一个复杂的多属性决策问题,根据数字图书馆的评价指标体系,借助Vague集的方法将数字图书馆评价中的不确定指标转化为Vague值,通过正理想对象和负理想对象的定义,确定了待评价对象与正负理想对象之间的距离,并利用记分函数值定义了定性指标的V她ue值,进而通过加权和法得到了待评价对象的评估值.     

区间数型多属性决策正交投影模型及其应用

针对用TOPSIS法进行多属性决策时备择方案可能既与"理想方案"距离最近,又与"负理想方案"距离最近的不足,用正交投影代替TOPSIS法中的相对贴近度,建立了区间数型多属性决策正交投影模型.模型首先将"理想方案"平移至坐标原点后,转换为0向量,只用平移后的"负理想方案"计算正交距离,然后将区间数转换为a+bi型联系数,根据联系数复运算排序得到最终决策结果.通过一个工程设计方案评价例子进行了计算分析,说明了模型的有效性.     

基于模糊熵的直觉模糊多属性群决策方法

针对专家权重未知、专家判断信息以直觉模糊集给出的多属性群决策问题,提出了一种新的决策方法.通过定义直觉模糊集的模糊熵计算专家判断信息的模糊程度,进而确定每位专家的权重.然后定义直觉模糊集的模糊交叉熵确定备选方案距理想方案和负理想方案的距离,再根据加权算术算子集结专家的判断信息,得到方案的排序.最后,通过一个实例分析验证了方法的有效性.     

基于差值测度和区间测度的多属性灰靶决策方法

针对决策信息为区间灰数且属性权重未知的多属性决策问题,提出一种基于差值测度和区间测度的区间灰数信息下灰靶决策方法.首先,定义区间灰数的差值测度和区间测度,由此对区间灰数进行排序并确定正、负靶心;然后,给出区间灰数间的距离公式,通过计算正、负靶心距以及正负靶心间距确定综合靶心距,以综合靶心距最小化和灰熵最大化为目标确定属性权重,进而依据综合靶心距对方案进行排序;最后,通过一个实例验证该方法的有效性和可行性.     

Performance ranking of units considering ideal and anti-ideal DMU with common weights

A characteristic of traditional DEA CCR mode is that it allows DMUs to measure their maximum efficiency score with the most favorable weights. Thus, it would have some shortcomings, for example, the efficiencies of different DMUs obtained by different sets of weights may be unable to be compared and ranked on the same basis. Besides, there are always more than one DMU to be evaluated as efficient because of the flexibility in the selection of weights; it would cause the situation that all DMUs cannot be fully discriminated. With the research gaps, in this paper, we propose two models considering ideal and anti-ideal DMU to generate common weights for performance evaluation and ranking. Finally, two examples of Asian lead frame firms and flexible manufacturing systems are illustrated to examine the validity of the proposed methods.     

The interval efficiency based on the optimistic and pessimistic points of view

Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a data-oriented approach for evaluating the performances of a set of peer entities called decision-making units (DMUs), whose performance is determined based on multiple measures. The traditional DEA, which is based on the concept of efficiency frontier (output frontier), determines the best efficiency score that can be assigned to each DMU. Based on these scores, DMUs are classified into DEA-efficient (optimistic efficient) or DEA-non-efficient (optimistic non-efficient) units, and the DEA-efficient DMUs determine the efficiency frontier. There is a comparable approach which uses the concept of inefficiency frontier (input frontier) for determining the worst relative efficiency score that can be assigned to each DMU. DMUs on the inefficiency frontier are specified as DEA-inefficient or pessimistic inefficient, and those that do not lie on the inefficient frontier, are declared to be DEA-non-inefficient or pessimistic non-inefficient. In this paper, we argue that both relative efficiencies should be considered simultaneously, and any approach that considers only one of them will be biased. For measuring the overall performance of the DMUs, we propose to integrate both efficiencies in the form of an interval, and we call the proposed DEA models for efficiency measurement the bounded DEA models. In this way, the efficiency interval provides the decision maker with all the possible values of efficiency, which reflect various perspectives. A numerical example is presented to illustrate the application of the proposed DEA models.     

Measuring the performances of decision-making units using interval efficiencies

Efficiency is a relative measure because it can be measured within different ranges. The traditional data envelopment analysis (DEA) measures the efficiencies of decision-making units (DMUs) within the range of less than or equal to one. The corresponding efficiencies are referred to as the best relative efficiencies, which measure the best performances of DMUs and determine an efficiency frontier. If the efficiencies are measured within the range of greater than or equal to one, then the worst relative efficiencies can be used to measure the worst performances of DMUs and determine an inefficiency frontier. In this paper, the efficiencies of DMUs are measured within the range of an interval, whose upper bound is set to one and the lower bound is determined through introducing a virtual anti-ideal DMU, whose performance is definitely inferior to any DMUs. The efficiencies turn out to be all intervals and are thus referred to as interval efficiencies, which combine the best and the worst relative efficiencies in a reasonable manner to give an overall measurement and assessment of the performances of DMUs. The new DEA model with the upper and lower bounds on efficiencies is referred to as bounded DEA model, which can incorporate decision maker (DM) or assessor's preference information on input and output weights. A Hurwicz criterion approach is introduced and utilized to compare and rank the interval efficiencies of DMUs and a numerical example is examined using the proposed bounded DEA model to show its potential application and validity.     

Super-efficiency and DEA sensitivity analysis

This paper discusses and reviews the use of super-efficiency approach in data envelopment analysis (DEA) sensitivity analyses. It is shown that super-efficiency score can be decomposed into two data perturbation components of a particular test frontier decision making unit (DMU) and the remaining DMUs. As a result, DEA sensitivity analysis can be done in (1) a general situation where data for a test DMU and data for the remaining DMUs are allowed to vary simultaneously and unequally and (2) the worst-case scenario where the efficiency of the test DMU is deteriorating while the efficiencies of the other DMUs are improving. The sensitivity analysis approach developed in this paper can be applied to DMUs on the entire frontier and to all basic DEA models. Necessary and sufficient conditions for preserving a DMU’s efficiency classification are developed when various data changes are applied to all DMUs. Possible infeasibility of super-efficiency DEA models is only associated with extreme-efficient DMUs and indicates efficiency stability to data perturbations in all DMUs.     

基于SMAA和公共权重的决策单元效率评价与排序

在数据包络分析(DEA)中,公共权重模型是决策单元效率评价与排序的常用方法之一。与传统DEA模型相比,公共权重模型用一组公共的投入产出权重评价所有决策单元,评价结果往往更具有区分度且更为客观。本文考虑决策单元对排序位置的满意程度,提出了基于最大化最小满意度和最大化平均满意度两类新的公共权重模型。首先,基于随机多准则可接受度分析(SMAA)方法,计算出每个决策单元处于各个排名位置的可接受度;然后,通过逆权重空间分析,分别求得使最小满意度和平均满意度最大化的一组公共权重;最后,利用所求的公共权重,计算各决策单元的效率值及相应的排序。算例分析验证了本文提出的基于SMAA的公共权重模型用于决策单元效率评价与排序的可行性。     

Interval cross efficiency for fully ranking decision making units using DEA/AHP approach

Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a popular technique for measuring the relative efficiency of a set of decision making units (DMUs). Fully ranking DMUs is a traditional and important topic in DEA. In various types of ranking methods, cross efficiency method receives much attention from researchers because it evaluates DMUs by using self and peer evaluation. However, cross efficiency score is usual nonuniqueness. This paper combines the DEA and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to fully rank the DMUs that considers all possible cross efficiencies of a DMU with respect to all the other DMUs. We firstly measure the interval cross efficiency of each DMU. Based on the interval cross efficiency, relative efficiency pairwise comparison between each pair of DMUs is used to construct interval multiplicative preference relations (IMPRs). To obtain the consistency ranking order, a method to derive consistent IMPRs is developed. After that, the full ranking order of DMUs from completely consistent IMPRs is derived. It is worth noting that our DEA/AHP approach not only avoids overestimation of DMUs’ efficiency by only self-evaluation, but also eliminates the subjectivity of pairwise comparison between DMUs in AHP. Finally, a real example is offered to illustrate the feasibility and practicality of the proposed procedure.     

Sensitivity analysis of DEA models for simultaneous changes in all the data

In data envelopment analysis (DEA) efficient decision making units (DMUs) are of primary importance as they define the efficient frontier. The current paper develops a new sensitivity analysis approach for the basic DEA models, such as, those proposed by Charnes, Cooper and Rhodes (CCR), Banker, Charnes and Cooper (BCC) and additive models, when variations in the data are simultaneously considered for all DMUs. By means of modified DEA models, in which the specific DMU under examination is excluded from the reference set, we are able to determine what perturbations of the data can be tolerated before efficient DMUs become inefficient. Our approach generalises the usual sensitivity analysis approach developed in which perturbations of the data are only applied to the test DMU while all the remaining DMUs remain fixed. In our framework data are allowed to vary simultaneously for all DMUs across different subsets of inputs and outputs. We study the relations of the infeasibility of modified DEA models employed and the robustness of DEA models. It is revealed that the infeasibility means stability. The empirical applications demonstrate that DEA efficiency classifications are robust with respect to possible data errors, particularly in the convex DEA case.     

Measuring super-efficiency in DEA in the presence of infeasibility

Super-efficiency data envelopment analysis (DEA) model is obtained when a decision making unit (DMU) under evaluation is excluded from the reference set. Because of the possible infeasibility of super-efficiency DEA model, the use of super-efficiency DEA model has been restricted to the situations where constant returns to scale (CRS) are assumed. It is shown that one of the input-oriented and output-oriented super-efficiency DEA models must be feasible for a any efficient DMU under evaluation if the variable returns to scale (VRS) frontier consists of increasing, constant, and decreasing returns to scale DMUs. We use both input- and output-oriented super-efficiency models to fully characterize the super-efficiency. When super-efficiency is used as an efficiency stability measure, infeasibility means the highest super-efficiency (stability). If super-efficiency is interpreted as input saving or output surplus achieved by a specific efficient DMU, infeasibility does not necessary mean the highest super-efficiency.     

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.     

Measurement of the worst practice of decision-making units in the presence of non-discretionary factors and imprecise data

The objective of the present paper is to propose a novel pair of data envelopment analysis (DEA) models for measurement of relative efficiencies of decision-making units (DMUs) in the presence of non-discretionary factors and imprecise data. Compared to traditional DEA, the proposed interval DEA approach measures the efficiency of each DMU relative to the inefficiency frontier, also called the input frontier, and is called the worst relative efficiency or pessimistic efficiency. On the other hand, in traditional DEA, the efficiency of each DMU is measured relative to the efficiency frontier and is called the best relative efficiency or optimistic efficiency. The pair of proposed interval DEA models takes into account the crisp, ordinal, and interval data, as well as non-discretionary factors, simultaneously for measurement of relative efficiencies of DMUs. Two numeric examples will be provided to illustrate the applicability of the interval DEA models.