New analytical hierarchical process/data envelopment analysis methodology for ranking decision-making units

作者：Alirezaee Mohammad Reza^*; Sani Mohammad Reza Rafiee

来源：International Transactions in Operational Research, 2011, 18(5): 533-544.

DOI：10.1111/j.1475-3995.2011.00812.x

• data envelopment analysis (DEA)
• analytical hierarchical process (AHP)
• AHP/DEA methodology
• ranking

The analytical hierarchical process/data envelopment analysis (AHP/DEA) methodology for ranking decision-making units (DMUs) has some problems: it illogically compares two DMUs in a DEA model; it is not compatible with DEA ranking in the case of multiple inputs/multiple outputs; and it leads to weak discrimination in cases where the number of inputs and outputs is large. In this paper, we propose a new two-stage AHP/DEA methodology for ranking DMUs that removes these problems. In the first stage, we create a pairwise comparison matrix different from AHP/DEA methodology; the second stage is the same as AHP/DEA methodology. Numerical examples are presented in the paper to illustrate the advantages of the new AHP/DEA methodology.

• 出版日期2011-9