A Management based DEA model for Evaluation of Wireless Communication Sectors

Author

Azadeh, A. ; Bukhari, A. ; Izadbakhsh, H.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Ind. Eng., Tehran Univ.

Volume

3

fYear

2006

fDate

9-13 July 2006

Firstpage

1625

Lastpage

1630

Abstract

This paper presents an integrated data envelopment analysis (DEA) model for assessment and ranking of wireless communication sectors based on standard indicators as defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The model is verified and validated by principal component analysis (PCA) and Spearman correlation technique. 17 various standard indicators pertaining to wireless communication sector were identified from the ITU database. Wireless communication is extensively used in industrial zones for various internetworking purposes, it is necessary to find out managerial efficiency in order to find out ways in which the sector can be strengthened and made more common for use. To present the usability of the model, data for 42 countries with respect to 3 inputs & 5 outputs was collected through ITU. The results show weak and strong points of each country identifying, inputs or outputs having major impact on performance. This is the first study to present an integrated standard model for performance analysis of wireless communication sectors

Keywords

data envelopment analysis; principal component analysis; radio networks; telecommunication network management; telecommunication standards; ITU; International Telecommunication Union; PCA; Spearman correlation technique; integrated data envelopment analysis model; integrated standard model; internetworking purposes; management based DEA model; principal component analysis; standard indicators; wireless communication sectors; Communication industry; Communication standards; Data envelopment analysis; Databases; Internetworking; Performance analysis; Principal component analysis; Telecommunication standards; Usability; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Electronics, 2006 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0496-7

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0497-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISIE.2006.295989

Filename

4078487