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Uncertain Data Envelopment Analysis

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  • Ehrgott, Matthias
  • Holder, Allen
  • Nohadani, Omid

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Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a nonparametric, data driven method to conduct relative performance measurements among a set of decision making units (DMUs). Efficiency scores are computed based on assessing input and output data for each DMU by means of linear programming. Traditionally, these data are assumed to be known precisely. We instead consider the situation in which data is uncertain, and in this case, we demonstrate that efficiency scores increase monotonically with uncertainty. This enables inefficient DMUs to leverage uncertainty to counter their assessment of being inefficient.

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  • Ehrgott, Matthias & Holder, Allen & Nohadani, Omid, 2018. "Uncertain Data Envelopment Analysis," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 268(1), pages 231-242.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ejores:v:268:y:2018:i:1:p:231-242
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2018.01.005
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