Data envelopment analysis for imprecise data in Buyer-Seller Relationship
Subject Areas : International Journal of Data Envelopment Analysis
Razieh
Mehrjoo
1
(Department of Mathematics, Shahr-e-Qods Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Majid
Khalili
2
(Department of Mathematics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Keywords: Data Envelopment Analysis, Buyer-Seller Relationship, Imprecise data,
Abstract :
In the environment of business‐to‐business e‐commerce, Buyers and sellers in mature industrial markets can turn single transactions into long-term beneficial relationships by a deeper understanding of the complex connection between the two and buyers and sellers are uncertain about their roles. A “must-do” for the sellers, in particular, is to understand patterns of investment and reward, and effectively manage the process that defines the dynamics of buyer-seller evolution. This paper tries to use data envelopment analysis as a reliable and achievable tool for performance evaluating, quality and performance improvement of Buyer-Seller Relationship, in the situation where the information flows are imprecise data between buyers and sellers.