Resource reallocation for improving sustainable supply chain performance: an inverse data envelopment analysis

Z Moghaddas, BM Tosarkani, S Yousefi - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, globalization has highlighted the vital role of sustainable supply chains
(SSCs) in the development of organizations and production systems to increase profits. The …

Minimizing greenhouse gas emissions using inverse DEA with an application in oil and gas

M Wegener, GR Amin - Expert Systems with Applications, 2019 - Elsevier
The industry dynamic creates a difficult problem that must be solved if we are to address
climate change. How can we lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while simultaneously …

A novel inverse DEA-R model with application in hospital efficiency

M Ghiyasi, M Soltanifar, H Sharafi - Socio-economic planning sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The inverse Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method is primarily used to analyze
the changing relationship between the inputs and outputs of production units while …

A new inverse DEA cost efficiency model for estimating potential merger gains: a case of Canadian banks

GR Amin, M Ibn Boamah - Annals of Operations Research, 2020 - Springer
Estimating potential gains from mergers is an important strategic decision-making problem.
This paper introduces a new inverse data envelopment analysis (DEA) based on a cost …

A general inverse DEA model for non-radial DEA

GJ Zhang, JC Cui - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Traditional inverse DEA models could be called inverse radial DEA because they are based
on radial efficiency measures. Due to the neglect of slacks in evaluating the efficiency score …

A new dynamic range directional measure for two-stage data envelopment analysis models with negative data

M Tavana, M Izadikhah, D Di Caprio… - Computers & Industrial …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the conventional data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach, decision making units
(DMUs) are regarded as black boxes that transform sets of inputs into sets of outputs without …

Limitation and optimization of inputs and outputs in the inverse data envelopment analysis under variable returns to scale

L Chen, YM Wang - Expert Systems with Applications, 2021 - Elsevier
As an important component of data envelopment analysis (DEA), the inverse DEA method
often has no feasible solution under variable returns to scale (VRS). By analyzing the reason …

An inverse DEA model for intermediate and output target setting in serially linked general two-stage processes

A Kazemi, DUA Galagedera - IMA Journal of Management …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
In this paper, we formulate an inverse data envelopment analysis (DEA) model for a serially
linked two-stage production process operating under constant returns to scale technology …

Sustainability assessment of supply chains by inverse network dynamic data envelopment analysis

M Kalantary, R Farzipoor Saen… - Scientia …, 2018 - scientiairanica.sharif.edu
This paper focuses on assessing sustainability of supply chains. In this paper, at first, we
propose network dynamic range adjusted measure (RAM) model. Then, inverse version of …

Target setting using an enhanced inverse DEA approach: application to Spanish universities

S Lozano, I Contreras - Journal of the Operational Research …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper proposes a non-oriented, non-radial Inverse Data Envelopment Analysis
(InvDEA) approach for target setting. The changes of any input and output dimensions may …