In recent years there has been an exponential growth in the number of publications related
to theory and applications of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Charnes, Cooper, and …

Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is an effective mathematical method for evaluating the
efficiencies of decision-making units (DMUs). However, in the process of cross-efficiency …

The intensive care unit (ICU) holds significant importance in hospitals. Primarily concerned
with monitoring and providing care to critically ill patients, the ICU has proven effective in …

This paper investigates how knowledge management (KM) practices improve the financial
performance of global start-ups (GSs). Using a database of 114 global innovative Italian start …

A three-echelon supply chain (SC) has been considered in which the disruption may occur
in a transportation system. An optimised policy in bringing resilient factors into account is …

Criticality is considered as a fundamental category of production planning, maintenance
process planning and management. The criticality assessment of machines and devices can …

Among the biggest challenges in manufacturing, we can mention the difficulty of locating
points that most impact performance; and predict the time required to perform certain tasks …

The study offers a decision support tool for stepwise benchmarking. Within a benchmarking
exercise, we propose a method for selecting a preferable development path that consists of …

Efficiency evaluation and ranking in manufacturing systems involves complex and multiple
input/output criteria. As a well-established non-statistical method for relative efficiency …

This paper focuses on criticality evaluation for supporting daily equipment maintenance
management and the definition of medium and long-term maintenance actions to improve …