International Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Applications

Evaluation of the inefficiency in the assembly and body line of Iran Khodro Group using two-stage non-cooperative data envelopment analysis

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Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Industrial Management, Fi.C., Islamic Azad University, Firuzkoh, Iran

2 Department of Mathematics, ST.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

3 Department of Mathematics, Fi.C., Islamic Azad University, Firoozkooh, Iran

Abstract

Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is one of the fundamental methods for analyzing the performance of a homogeneous set of decision-making units. Recently, DEA has been developed and applied to multi-stage processes. The essential feature of multi-stage processes is the presence of non-optimal intermediate outputs, which are usually not the final output of the system. This study used a new approach to analyze the reuse of non-optimal intermediate outputs in a two-stage production process with common resources. Ultimately, non-cooperative efficiency criteria were used to demonstrate unit efficiency. Finally, the unit under study is relatively inefficient from the perspective of the non-cooperative model related to the assembly and body production line of Iran Khodro.

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International Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Applications

Articles in Press, Corrected Proof
Available Online from 21 March 2025
  • Receive Date: 11 May 2024
  • Accept Date: 17 July 2024