The industrial sector is the one that consumes the most energy in the world, whereas
manufacturing activities play an important role in the energy consumption in the industry …

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the hospitality sector involve consolidating assets among
hotels through partnerships. While data envelopment analysis (DEA) has been widely used …

Cold-drawn seamless steel pipes play a pivotal role in special industries. However,
scheduling plan, as the core of the production, is manually made, which leads to the issue of …

This paper examines the potential of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&As) as a novel approach to
energy use optimization. The investigations are carried out through inverse data …

DEA cross-efficiency evaluation method can rank decision making units (DMUs) more
reasonably than the classical DEA model, but the existing cross-efficiency evaluation …

In this paper, we introduce a novel multi-period data envelopment analysis (MDEA) model
that attempts to circumvent the limitations of the existing MDEA models. The proposed global …

This paper introduces a new index, identified as Composite Water Quality Index (CWQI), for
assessing water quality. The novelty of CWQI is rooted in the practical significance of the …

Scheduling is an important decision-making problem in production planning and the
resulting decisions have a direct impact on reducing waste, including energy and idle …

This paper presents a robust tool for ranking MHE prior to selecting the best one. The
proposed ranking methodology is based on a new key performance indicator, identified as …

China is facing an increasingly serious aging problem, which puts forward higher
requirements for the smoothness of the endowment insurance system. Accurate evaluation …