Assessment of Industrial Cluster with Value-Chain DEA model

Subject Areas : International Journal of Data Envelopment Analysis

I. Mansouri ¹ , S. Mamizadeh-Chatghayeh ² , V. Abbasi ³ , P. Barahimi ⁴ , A. R. Tahmouresi ⁵

1 - Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Science and Culture
2 - Department of mathematics, Islamic Azad University, Shahre rey Branch, Tehran, Iran
3 - Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Science and Culture
4 - Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Science and Culture
5 - Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Science and Culture

Received: 2014-03-29 Accepted : 2014-03-29 Published : 2013-01-01

Keywords: Data envelopment analysis (DEA, Value Chain, Industrial cluster, Performance evaluation,

Abstract :

Every country actively and initiatively takes all kinds of policy steps to improve the international competitiveness of its industries and therefore improve national integrated competitiveness for the purpose of gaining economic benefits under the context of economic globalization. Therefore, studies of moreover, projects launched by the cluster had to be endorsed by the growers and one criterion in the selection of projects was that the project would demonstrate to the growers the value of collaboration. Therefore, we develop a comprehensive performance measurement framework using the classical and two-stage Value Chain Data Envelopment Analysis models