Browsing by Subject "Data envelopment analysis"
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A hybrid method of GRA and DEA for evaluating and selecting efficient suppliers plus a novel ranking method for grey numbers
(OmniaScience, 2014-12)
Article
Open AccessPurpose: Evaluation and selection of efficient suppliers is one of the key issues in supply chain management which depends on wide range of qualitative and quantitative criteria. The aim of this research is to develop a ... -
Análisis de la función objetivo de las universidades mediante un estudio de eficiencia
(2013)
Conference lecture
Open AccessLa competitividad y excelencia dependen en gran medida de la capacidad de las regiones para generar, innovar y transferir conocimiento. En una sociedad donde estos valores están adquiriendo cada vez más importancia, las ... -
Assessing the productivity of technology transfer offices: an analysis of the relevance of aspiration performance and portfolio complexity
(2019)
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Open AccessThe paper investigates the productivity level of technology transfer offices (TTOs) affiliated to Spanish public universities. The proposed approach allows the development of a framework that matches universities’ technology ... -
Assessment of academic departments efficiency using data envelopment analysis
(School of Industrial and Aeronautic Engineering of Terrassa (ETSEIAT). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), 2011-07)
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Open AccessPurpose: In this age of knowledge economy, universities play an important role in the development of a country. As government subsidies to universities have been decreasing, more efficient use of resources becomes important ... -
Competitive Efficiency in Catalonia: A non-parametric study of the Competitiveness Index based on Data Envelopment Analysis
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-02-20)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionBuilding on the Resource Based View (RBV) theory of the firm, this study proposes an analysis of business competitiveness and competitive efficiency based on the configuration of different competitive ... -
Country level efficiency and national systems of entrepreneurship: a data envelopment analysis approach
(2016)
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Open AccessThis paper tests the efficiency hypothesis of the knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship. Using a comprehensive database for 63 countries for 2012, we employ data envelopment analysis to directly test how countries ... -
Environmental disclosure and economic efficiency: A correlational evaluation of Spanish ports authorities
(OmniaScience, 2017-10)
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Open AccessPurpose: Representative correlational study of Spanish Ports Authorities (PA), based on analysis of PA economic efficiency, measured using DEA Data Envelopment Analysis, and PA environmental disclosure. Data employed: ... -
Estudi de l’adopció d’un sistema de benchmarking en el sector de les telecomunicacions basat en càlculs d’eficiència
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011-06)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open AccessL’objectiu d’aquest projecte final de carrera és estudiar alguns dels models d’estimació d’eficiència i realitzar un estudi, basat en els càlculs d’eficiència, a les empreses més important del sector de les telecomunicacions ... -
Gait analysis methods’ review, extension and validation using magnetometer-free inertial data
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-07-09)
Master thesis
Open AccessGait analysis using inertial measurements units (IMU) offers a wider range of capabilities and freedom compared to other foot motion capture techniques, such as optical markers tracking or instrumented treadmills. However, ... -
Integrating clinicians, knowledge and data: expert-based cooperative analysis in healthcare decision support
(2010-10-16)
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Open AccessBackground: Decision support in health systems is a highly difficult task, due to the inherent complexity of the process and structures involved. Method: This paper introduces a new hybrid methodology Expert-based Cooperative ... -
Integration of simulation and DEA to determine the most efficient patient appointment scheduling model for a specific healthcare setting
(OmniaScience, 2014-10)
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Open AccessPurpose: This study is to develop a systematic approach for determining the most efficient patient appointment scheduling (PAS) model for a specific healthcare setting with its multiple appointments requests characteristics ... -
Measuring efficiency of lean six sigma project implementation using data envelopment analysis at NASA
(School of Industrial and Aeronautic Engineering of Terrassa (ETSEIAT). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), 2013-07)
Article
Open AccessPurpose: This study aims to review the implementation of the Lean Six Sigma project methodology in the Johnson Space Center (JSC) business environment of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with an objective ... -
Roche Diabetes Care Platform: Procés de millora contínua d'un projecte multidisciplinari i col·laboratiu
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-07-30)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionEl present Treball de Fi de Grau té la finalitat de col·laborar en el procés de millora contínua d’un projecte en actual funcionament, desenvolupat per la consultoria Accenture per a l’empresa Roche, líder en la indústria ... -
Territorial efficiency: analysis of the role of public work safety controls
(2021)
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Open AccessThis study analyzes the efficiency of Spanish provinces in a model that incorporates occupational health and safety (OHS) policy controls and work accidents into the analysis. Building on productivity models rooted in ... -
The pursuit of knowledge transfer activities: an efficiency analysis of Spanish universities
(2012)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis paper assesses university efficiency from a multidimensional perspective. First, an efficiency measure that incorporates knowledge transfer outputs in the objective function is proposed. Second, a cluster analysis ... -
What are we measuring when evaluating universities' efficiency?
(2012-12)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyGlobalisation and the knowledge-based society have driven universities to an intense competition for the best professors, researchers and students. Yet, rankings and reports measuring how universities perform are available ...
