Analyzing the solutions of DEA through information visualization and data mining techniques: SmartDEA framework

Akçay, Alp Eren and Ertek, Gürdal and Büyüközkan, Gülçin (2012) Analyzing the solutions of DEA through information visualization and data mining techniques: SmartDEA framework. (Accepted/In Press)

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Abstract

Data envelopment analysis (DEA) has proven to be a useful tool for assessing efficiency or productivity of organizations, which is of vital practical importance in managerial decision making. DEA provides a significant amount of information from which analysts and managers derive insights and guidelines to promote their existing performances. Regarding to this fact, effective and methodologic analysis and interpretation of DEA solutions are very critical. The main objective of this study is then to develop a general decision support system (DSS) framework to analyze the solutions of basic DEA models. The paper formally shows how the solutions of DEA models should be structured so that these solutions can be examined and interpreted by analysts through information visualization and data mining techniques effectively. An innovative and convenient DEA solver, SmartDEA, is designed and developed in accordance with the proposed analysis framework. The developed software provides a DEA solution which is consistent with the framework and is ready-to-analyze with data mining tools, through a table-based structure. The developed framework is tested and applied in a real world project for benchmarking the vendors of a leading Turkish automotive company. The results show the effectiveness and the efficacy of the proposed framework.
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Data envelopment analysis (DEA), information visualization, data mining, decision support system framework
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD0041 Competition
T Technology > T Technology (General) > T055.4-60.8 Industrial engineering. Management engineering > T58.5 Information technology
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD0028 Management. Industrial Management
Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA075 Electronic computers. Computer science
T Technology > T Technology (General) > T055.4-60.8 Industrial engineering. Management engineering > T58.6-58.62 Management information systems
T Technology > T Technology (General) > T055.4-60.8 Industrial engineering. Management engineering > T57.6-57.97 Operations research. Systems analysis
Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA076 Computer software
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Computer Science & Eng.
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Manufacturing Systems Eng.
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Gürdal Ertek
Date Deposited: 24 Jan 2012 14:40
Last Modified: 31 Jul 2019 10:12
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/18807

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