Multiplier adjustment in data envelopment analysis

• Author(s): Santos, Jorge M. Azevedo ; Cavique, Luís ; Mendes, Armando Brito
• Date: 2011
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/1851
• Origin: Repositório Aberto da Universidade Aberta
• Subject(s): Data envelopment analysis; Weights restriction; Efficiency; Goal programming
• Document Type: Research paper
• Language: English

Description

Congresso organizado pela Efiusco, realizado em Córdoba de 19-20 de Maio de 2011 Weights restriction is a well-known technique in the DEA field. When those techniques are applied,weights cluster around its new limits, making its evaluation dependent of its levels. This paper introduces a new approach to weights adjustment by Goal Programming techniques, avoiding the imposition of hard restrictions that can even lead to unfeasibility. This method results in models that are more flexible.