DEACCRPreferenceRelations

Provider:PUT
Version:1.0

Description

Determines necessary and possible dominance relations for the given DMUs (alternatives) using CCR Data Envelopment Analysis Model.

  • Contact: Malgorzata Napieraj (napieraj.malgorzata@gmail.com)
  • Reference: Salo A., Punkka A., Ranking Intervals and Dominance Relations for Ratio-Based Efficiency Analysis (2011).

Inputs

(For outputs, see below)

inputsOutputs

Description:

A list of criteria with specified preference direction. List has to contains at least one criterion that will be minimized (input) and at least one criterion that will be maximized (output).

units

Description:

A list of alternatives (DMUs).

XMCDA related:

  • Tag: alternatives

  • Code:

    <alternatives>
                        <alternative>
                            [...]
                        </alternative>
                        [...]
                    </alternatives>
    

performanceTable

Description:

A list of alternatives (DMUs) performances.

XMCDA related:

  • Tag: performanceTable

  • Code:

    <performanceTable>
                                                <alternativePerformances>
                                                        <alternativeID>[...]</alternativeID>
                                                        <performance>
                                                                <criterionID>
                                                                        [...]
                                                                </criterionID>
                                                                <value>[...]</value>
                                                        </performance>
                                                        [...]
                                                </alternativePerformances>
                                                [...]
                                        </performanceTable>
    

weightsLinearConstraints

Optional: yes, disabled by default

Description:

A list of criteria linear constraints.

XMCDA related:

  • Tag: criteriaLinearConstraints

  • Code:

    <criteriaLinearConstraints>
                                                <constraint>
                                                        <element>
                                                                <criterionID>[...]</criterionID>
                                                                <coefficient>
                                                                        [...]
                                                                </coefficient>
                                                        </element>
                                                        [...]
                                                        <operator>[...]</operator>
                                                        <rhs>
                                                                [...]
                                                        </rhs>
                                                </constraint>
                                                [...]
                                        </criteriaLinearConstraints>
    

Outputs

possibleDominance

Description:

A list of alternatives pairs being in a possible dominance relation. If list contains pair (A,B), it means that alternative A dominates alternative B.

XMCDA related:

  • Tag: alternativesComparisons

  • Code:

    <alternativesComparisons mcdaConcept="possibleDominance">
                                                <pairs>
                                                  <pair>
                                                        <initial>
                                                          <alternativeID>[...]</alternativeID>
                                                        </initial>
                                                        <terminal>
                                                          <alternativeID>[...]</alternativeID>
                                                        </terminal>
                                                        <value>
                                                          [...]
                                                        </value>
                                                  </pair>
                                                  [...]
                                                </pairs>
                                        </alternativesComparisons>
    

necessaryDominance

Description:

A list of alternatives pairs being in a necessary dominance relation. If list contains pair (A,B), it means that alternative A dominates alternative B.

XMCDA related:

  • Tag: alternativesComparisons

  • Code:

    <alternativesComparisons mcdaConcept="necessaryDominance">
                                                <pairs>
                                                  <pair>
                                                        <initial>
                                                          <alternativeID>[...]</alternativeID>
                                                        </initial>
                                                        <terminal>
                                                          <alternativeID>[...]</alternativeID>
                                                        </terminal>
                                                        <value>
                                                          [...]
                                                        </value>
                                                  </pair>
                                                  [...]
                                                </pairs>
                                        </alternativesComparisons>
    

messages

Description:

A list of messages generated by the algorithm.

XMCDA related:

  • Tag: methodMessages

For further technical details on the web service underlying this program, have a look at its documentation here.