Inverse DEA Model with Fuzzy Data for Output Estimation

Subject Areas : Data Envelopment Analysis

A. Mahmoodi Rad ¹ , R. Dehghan ² , F. Hosseinzadeh Lotfi ³

1 - Department of Mathematics, Islamic Azad University, MasjedsoleimanBranch, Iran
2 - Department of Mathematics, Islamic Azad University, MasjedsoleimanBranch, Iran
3 - Department of Mathematics, Islamic Azad University, Science & ResearchBranch, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2010-01-25 Accepted : 2010-02-25 Published : 2012-07-01

Keywords: Data envelopment analysis, Multi-objective programming, fuzzy numbers, Inverse DEA Model,

Abstract :

In this paper, we show that inverse Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) modelscan be used to estimate output with fuzzy data for a Decision Making Unit (DMU)when some or all inputs are increased and deficiency level of the unit remainsunchanged.

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