A review of DEA approaches applying a common set of weights: The perspective of centralized management
A review of DEA approaches applying a common set of weights: The perspective of centralized management
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ejor.2021.01.001
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2021-01
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M. Afsharian;Heinz Ahn;Sören Guntram Harms
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作者：
M. Afsharian;Heinz Ahn;Sören Guntram Harms
绝大多数 DEA 方法都假设被评估的决策单位根据个人偏好在资源配置和生产计划方面拥有完全的自主权。与这些完全分散管理的案例相比，我们的审查重点是 DEA 方法，这些方法意味着通过应用一组通用的输入/输出权重来进行某种类型的集中管理。在这种情况下，中央机构至少可以部分控制所考虑的单位的资源使用和产出生产。基于对组织理论和 DEA 文献背景下的集中化方面的比较，我们得出了一种方案，根据各自的 DEA 方法得出输入/输出权重的方式对其进行分类。在此基础上，Scopus 数据库搜索识别出 135 种独特的出版物，这些出版物涉及不同程度的集中化。我们特别针对不同的研究流和引用模式来分析这些出版物。除了反映应用一组通用权重的 DEA 方法的当前技术水平外，我们的综述还旨在提高科学家和从业者对该主题的认识，并鼓励进一步的研究。
The vast majority of DEA approaches assume that the decision making units under assessment possess total autonomy in terms of resource allocation and production planning according to their individual preferences. In contrast to these cases of a fully decentralized management, our review focuses on DEA approaches that imply a certain kind of centralized management by applying a common set of input/output weights. In this scenario, a central authority has at least partial control over the resource usage and output production of the units under consideration. Based on a comparison of the aspects of centralization within the contexts of organization theory and DEA literature, we derive a scheme to classify respective DEA approaches according to the way they derive input/output weights. On this basis, a Scopus database search identifies 135 unique publications that implicate various degrees of centralization. We analyze these publications especially with respect to different research streams and citation patterns. In addition to reflecting the current state of the art of DEA approaches applying a common set of weights, our review also aims at enhancing the awareness of the topic amongst scientists as well as practitioners and at encouraging further research.