Original Article
Data Envelopment Analysis and Efficiency of Firms: A Goal Programming Approach

Seyyed Ahmad Edalatpanah; Ramin Godarzi Karim; Bardia Khalilian; Sara Partouvi

Volume 1, Issue 1 , June 2020, Pages 1-16

Abstract
  Purpose: Using the data envelopment analysis method to determine the most efficient companies on the Tehran Stock Exchange. Methodology: In this study, three industries- banking, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical- were studied to determine efficient companies. Then, using the ideal planning method, the ...  Read More

Original Article
A New Approach to Supplier Selection: Interval Ranking of DEA with Double Frontiers

Feloora Valizadeh Palang Sarae

Volume 1, Issue 1 , June 2020, Pages 17-37

Abstract
  Purpose: Choosing a set of suppliers is critical to the success of organizations. Effective selection and evaluation of suppliers is an essential responsibility that purchasing managers should always consider. The criticality of supplier selection is due to its effects on elements related to the end ...  Read More

Original Article
Maturity of knowledge management evaluation in organizational units using Data Envelopment Analysis

Nazila Adabavazeh; Mehrzad Navabakhsh

Volume 1, Issue 1 , June 2020, Pages 38-47

Abstract
  Purpose: The global economy has shifted from being resource-based to knowledge-based. Leading organizations create more value-added and long-term competitive advantage by managing their intellectual assets more than ever. Knowledge management is one of the most common processes through which an organization ...  Read More

Original Article
Cost efficiency evaluation for a two-stage series network in data envelopment analysis

Zohreh Moghaddas; Mohsen Vaez Ghasemi

Volume 1, Issue 1 , June 2020, Pages 48-56

Abstract
  Purpose: Cost efficiency evaluation in a network system using data envelopment analysis models can be improved from various aspects in real-world applications. This study aims to consider a specific set of weights for cost-efficiency assessment in a two-stage network system. Methodology: Using the data ...  Read More

Original Article
Analysis of Relationship between the Performance and Efficiency Based on CCR And BCC Models in the Iranian Insurance Industry: Tobit's Approach

Javad Montazeri; Reza Yazdani; Meysam Kaviani

Volume 1, Issue 1 , June 2020, Pages 57-72

Abstract
  Purpose: This paper aims to assess the efficiency of existing companies in Iran's insurance industry and its relationship with essential profitability ratios. Therefore, with the help of input-axis and output-axis approaches, the performance of the companies was investigated, and the relationship between ...  Read More

Original Article
Performance Evaluation of Construction Projects Based on Identified and Clustered Barriers Using Data Envelopment Analysis: a Case Study of Projects of Execution Department of Bonyad Maskan Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province

Marziyeh Fatahi Nafchi; Hadi Shirouyehzad

Volume 1, Issue 1 , June 2020, Pages 73-81

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  Purpose: The present study aims to evaluate the performance of construction projects based on identified and clustered implementation barriers using data envelopment analysis. Methodology: This research has focused on identifying the implementation barriers of civil engineering projects by examining ...  Read More

Original Article
Performance Evaluation of Mutual Funds Using the Value-Based DEA Method

Khadijeh Ghaziyani; Seyede Fatemeh Bagheri; Babak Ejlali

Volume 1, Issue 1 , June 2020, Pages 82-97

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  Purpose: This study aims to investigate the impact of the financial crisis on the investment fund industry using dynamic evaluation and comparing the performance of investment funds in different years from 2012 to 2017. Value-based data envelopment analysis is used to evaluate the performance of decision-making ...  Read More