Determining and Ranking Efficiency of Various Product Grades Produced in Jam Polyethylene Plants using Fuzzy Data Envelopment Analysis

Subject Areas : International Journal of Data Envelopment Analysis

Mehdi Abbasi ¹ , Mohammad Reza Tahaee Khosroshahi ²

1 - Department of Industrial Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran
2 - Department of Industrial Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran

Received: 2024-08-18 Accepted : 2024-11-04 Published : 2024-10-01

Keywords: Fuzzy Data Envelopment Analysis, Efficiency, Ranking, Polyethylene.,

Abstract :

With the growing trend in globalization and market competitiveness, process and resource optimization and the production of highly efficient products have become among the concerns of corporate managers. This research aims to evaluate and rank different polyethylene product grades produced at the Jam Petrochemical Complex using the Fuzzy Data Envelopment Analysis (FDEA) based upon fuzzy arithmetic [1]. The input-oriented fuzzy BCC model was suitable and applied to obtain the fuzzy efficiencies of different grades of polyethylene produced at the Jam Petrochemical Complex (13 DMUs) based on identified input and output indicators (Two inputs and three outputs). Then, a preference-degree approach is applied to compare and rank fuzzy DMU efficiencies. Based on the results, products HD52518, HD52505UV, and HM9450F were ranked first to third, respectively. The results highlight significant disparities in efficiency among the grades, providing a basis for targeted improvements.

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