Journal of Applied Mathematics
- J. Appl. Math.
- Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 712194, 16 pages.
The DEA and Intuitionistic Fuzzy TOPSIS Approach to Departments' Performances: A Pilot Study
Abstract
This paper processes a unification of Fuzzy TOPSIS and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to select the units with most efficiency. This research is a two-stage model designed to fully rank the organizational alternatives, where each alternative has multiple inputs and outputs. First, the alternative evaluation problem is formulated by Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and separately formulates each pair of units. In the second stage, we use the opinion of experts to be applied into a model of group Decision-Making (DM) called the Intuitionistic Fuzzy TOPSIS (IFT) method. The results of both methods are then multiplied to obtain the results. DEA and Intuitionistic Fuzzy TOPSIS ranking do not replace the DEA classification model; rather, it furthers the analysis by providing full ranking in the DEA context for all units by aggregate individual opinions of decision makers for rating the importance of criteria and alternatives.
Article information
Source
J. Appl. Math. Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 712194, 16 pages.
Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 15 March 2012
Permanent link to this document
http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.jam/1331818699
Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1155/2011/712194
Zentralblatt MATH identifier
1235.90196
Citation
Daneshvar Rouyendegh, Babak. The DEA and Intuitionistic Fuzzy TOPSIS Approach to Departments' Performances: A Pilot Study. J. Appl. Math. 2011 (2011), Article ID 712194, 16 pages. doi:10.1155/2011/712194. http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.jam/1331818699.
