Developing a worst practice DEA model for selecting suppliers in the presence of imprecise data and dual-role factor

Majid Azadi, Reza Farzipoor Saen*

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Abstract

Determining the appropriate supplier is a crucial strategic consideration in supply chain management. Worst-practice frontier data envelopment analysis (WPF-DEA) model is one of the new models in data envelopment analysis (DEA). In this paper, the concept of imprecise data envelopment analysis (IDEA) approach and dual-role factor is used to develop WPF-DEA model. Then, the proposed model is applied for supplier selection problem. A numerical example demonstrates the application of the proposed model.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)272-291
Number of pages20
JournalInternational Journal of Applied Decision Sciences
Volume5
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2012

Keywords

  • Dual-role factor
  • IDEA
  • Imprecise data envelopment analysis
  • Supplier selection
  • Worst-practice frontier

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Strategy and Management
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Information Systems and Management

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