Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Department of Management, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran.
2 Department of Management, Meybod University, Meybod, Iran.
Abstract
This paper presents a common set of weights (CSWs) method for multi-stage or network structured decision-making units (DMUs). The decision-making approaches proposed here consist of three stages. In the first step, a hybrid dynamic network data envelopment analysis (DNDEA) model is used to determine the efficiency values of the supply chain. Next, a CSW model is developed using the range-adjusted measure (RAM). In the third step, the extracted CSWs are used to compute a separate weight for each component of each DMU. the extracted CSWs are then used in the third step to calculate DMUs weights separately for each component. Then the overall efficiency is obtained by weighted averaging of the efficiency of individual components. Thus, this model evaluates the overall efficiency of a network process as well as the contribution of individual network components. The results of this study demonstrate the model’s capability to evaluate the efficiency of dynamic network structures with very high discriminatory power. In an implementation of the model in a case study, only one supplier (KARAN) earned the maximum efficiency value, and the efficiency scores of other suppliers were in the range of 0.6409-0.9983. After applying the CSWs, KARAN remained the most efficient supplier, and the efficiency scores of other suppliers moved to the range of 0.5002-0.9349. The range shifted to 0.4823-0.9921 after applying the stages weights. This weighting method should be considered an integral part of such modeling procedures, Given the enhancement observed in the results of CSW after incorporating the component weights.
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