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  • Prof. E Thanassoulis

Dr Ali Emrouznejad is a member of Operations and Information Management Group at the Aston Business School in Birmingham, UK. His areas of research interest include performance measurement and management, efficiency and productivity analysis, and data mining. He has published over 50 articles in refereed journals. Dr. Emrouznejad serves on the editorial board of several scientific journals; he is the associate editor of the IMA Journal of Management Mathematics and guest editor to several special issues of journals including Journal of the Operational Research Society, Annals of Operations Research, Journal of Medical Systems, and International Journal of Energy Management Sector. He is co-founder of Performance Improvement Management Software (PIM-DEA).

Some of their recent publications are:

  1. Emrouznejad, Ali; Anouze, Abdel L. and Thanassoulis, Emmanuel (2010). A semi-oriented radial measure for measuring the efficiency of decision making units with negative data, using DEA. European Journal of Operational Research, 200 (1), pp. 297-304.
  2. Emrouznejad, A and Amin, G R (2009). DEA models for ratio data: Convexity consideration. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 33 (1), pp. 486-498. (In Press)
  3. Emrouznejad, A; Mulwa, R and Murithi, F M (2009). Impact of liberalization on efficiency and productivity of sugar industry in Kenya. Journal of Economic Studies , (In Press)
  4. Emrouznejad, A and Thanassoulis, E (2009). Measurement of productivity index with dynamic data envelopment analysis. International Journal of Operational Research, 9 (9/10),
  5. Emrouznejad, Ali and Amin, G R (2009). Finding relevant search engine results: A minimax linear programming approach. Journal of Operational Research Society ,
  6. Gholami, R; Anon Higon, D; Hanafizadeh, P and Emrouznejad, A (2009). Is ICT key to development? Journal of Global Information Management, 18 (1), (In Press)
  7. Ho, W and Emrouznejad, A (2009). A mathematical model for assembly line balancing model to consider disordering sequence of workstations. Assembly Automation, 29 (1), pp. 49-51.
  8. Ho, William; Emrouznejad, Ali and Lee, C K M (2009). Strategic logistics outsourcing: An integrated QFD and fussy AHP approach. International Journal of Production Research, 47 (4), pp. 883-918.
  9. Angiz, M; Emrouznejad, A; Mustafa, A and Komidan, A R (2008). Selecting the most preferable alternatives in a group decision making problem using DEA. Expert Systems with Applications, 36 (5),
  10. Emrouznejad, A and Anouze, A L (2008). A note on the modelling the efficiency of top Arab banks. Expert Systems with Applications ,
  11. Emrouznejad, A; Kirigia, J M; Cassona, B; Asbu, E Z and Barry, S (2008). A performance assessment method for hospitals: The case of municipal hospitals in Angola. Journal of Medical Systems, 32 (6), pp. 509-519.
  12. Emrouznejad, A; Parker, B and Tavares, G (2008). Evaluation of research in efficiency and productivity: A survey and analysis of the first 30 years of scholarly literature in DEA. Socio-Economic Planning Science, 42 (3), pp. 151-157.
  13. Emrouznejad, A and Shale, E (2008). A combined neural network and DEA for measuring efficiency of large scale datasets. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 32 (7),
  14. Emrouznejad, Ali (2008). MP-OWA: The most preferred OWA operator. Knowledge Based Systems, online,
  15. Ho, W and Emrouznejad, A (2008). Multi-criteria logistics distribution network design using SAS/OR. Expert Systems with Applications ,
  16. Kirigia, J M; Emrouznejad, A; Vaz, R G; Bastiene, H and Padayachy, A (2008). A comparative assessment of performance and productivity of health centres in Seychelles. International Journal of Productivity & Performance Management, 57 (1), pp. 72-92.
  17. Amin, G R and Emrouznejad, A (2007). Inverse forecasting: A new approach for predictive modelling. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 53 , pp. 491-498.
  18. Amin, G R and Emrouznejad, A (2007). Inverse linear programming in DEA. International Journal of Operations Research, 4 (2), pp. 151-157.
  19. Amin, G R and Emrouznejad, A (2007). A note on DEA models in technology selection: an improvement of Karsak and Ahiska?s approach. International Journal of Production Research, 45 (10), pp. 2313-2316.
  20. Kirigia, J M; Zere, E; Greene, A W and Emrouznejad, A (2007). Technical efficiency: Efficiency, change, technical progress and productivity growth in the national health systems of continental African countries. Eastern Africa Social Science Research Review, 32 (2), pp. 19-40.
  21. Amin, G R and Emrouznejad, A (2006). An extended minimax disparity to determine the OWA operator weights. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 50 , pp. 312-316.
  22. Masiye, F; Kirigia, J; Emrouznejad, A; Sambo, L; Mounkaila, A; Chimfwembe, D and Okello, D (2006). Efficient management of health centres human resources in Zambia. Journal of Medical Systems , pp. 140-155.
  23. Emrouznejad, Ali (2005). Measurement efficiency and productivity in SAS/OR. Computers and Operations Research, 32 (7), pp. 1665-1683.
  24. Emrouznejad, A and Thanassoulis, E (2005). A mathematical model for dynamic efficiency using data envelopment analysis. Applied Mathematics and Computation, 160 , pp. 363-378.
  25. Emrouznejad, Ali (2003). An alternative DEA measure: a case of OECD countries. Applied Economic Letters, 10 (12), pp. 779-782.
  26. Emrouznejad, A (2008). Aa ordered weight averaging in SAS: An MCDM application. IN: Proceedings of the 33rd SAS International Conference. USA, March.
  27. Emrouznejad, Ali and Gholami, Roya (2009). Measuring information society with linear programming. Working Paper. N/A. (Unpublished)
  28. Emrouznejad, Ali; Anouze, A L and Thanassoulis, Emmanuel (2008). A DEA model for units with negative data. Working Paper. N/A. (Unpublished)
  29. Emrouznejad, Ali and Ghomali, R (2008). The impact of ICT on productivity of airline industry. Working Paper. N/A. (Unpublished)
  30. Gholami, Roya; Hanafizadeg, P; Emrouznejad, Ali and Agheli, L (2008). Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Human Development. Working Paper. N/A. (Unpublished)
  31. Emrouznejad, Ali; Parker, B R and Tavares, G (2007). Investigation of research in DEA literature. Working Paper. N/A. (Unpublished)
  32. Johnes, G; Johnes, J; Thanassoulis, Emmanuel and Emrouznejad, Ali (2005). An exploratory analysis of the cost structure of Higher Education in England. Technical Report. DfES Research Report No PR641.

 

Emmanuel Thanassoulis, Professor in Management Sciences at Aston Business School, Aston University Birmingham, England has been teaching, researching and applying DEA since the mid 1980's. He heads the Centre for Performance Measurement and Management at Aston University. He is a leading world authority in DEA and has applied it to many fields—such as education, health services, policing and water services. He has secured several research and training grants in DEA and authored over 50 refereed academic publications including E. Thanassoulis (2001) Introduction to the Theory and Application of Data Envelopment Analysis: A foundation text with integrated software, Springer Publishers, and co-authored Thanassoulis E., Portela Maria C. S., and Despić O. (2008) DEA – The Mathematical Programming Approach to Efficiency Analysis, in The Measurement of Productive Efficiency and Productivity Growth, (Hal Fried, Knox Lovell and Shelton Schmidt editors ) Oxford University Press. He has acted as Joint Editor of the Journal of Productivity Analysis and on the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Operational Research, both key journals in the field of efficiency and productivity analysis. He was one of the first developers of DEA software including bespoke software for the then UK Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).

Some of their recent publications are:

  1. De Witte, K; Thanassoulis, E; Simpson, G; Battisti, G and May, C (2009). Assessing pupil and school performance by non-parametric and parametric techniques. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 55 , pp. 1111-1121.
  2. Emrouznejad, A and Thanassoulis, E (2009). Measurement of productivity index with dynamic data envelopment analysis. International Journal of Operational Research, 9 (9/10),
  3. Thanassoulis, Emmanuel; Kortelainen, M; Johnes, G and Johnes, J (2009). An anaylsis of costs in institutions of higher education in England: DEA approach. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 55 , pp. 1111-1121.
  4. Johnes, G; Johnes, J and Thanassoulis, E (2008). An analysis of costs in institutions of higher education in England. Studies in Higher Education, 33 (5), pp. 527-549.
  5. Portela, M and Thanassoulis, Emmanuel (2008). Malmquist Indices for measuring productivity in the presence of negative data: An application to bank branches. Journal of Banking and Finance, 32 (10), pp. 2248-2253. (Submitted)
  6. Podinovski, Victor V. and Thanassoulis, Emmanuel (2007). Improving discrimination in data envelopment analysis: some practical suggestions. Journal of Productivity Analysis, 28 (1-2), pp. 117-126.
  7. Thanassoulis, Emmanuel and Podinovski, Victor V. (2007). Special issue on: applications and application-motivated developments in productivity analysis. Journal of Productivity Analysis, 28 (1-2), pp. 1-2.
  8. Portela, Maria C.A.S. and Thanassoulis, Emmanuel (2007). Comparative efficiency analysis of Portuguese bank branches. European Journal of Operational Research, 177 (2), pp. 1275-1288.
  9. Portela, M and Thanassoulis, Emmanuel (2007). Developing a decomposable measure of profit efficiency using DEA. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 58 , pp. 481-490.
  10. Portela, Maria C.A.S. and Thanassoulis, Emmanuel (2006). Malmquist indexes using a geometric distance function GDF: application to a sample of Portuguese bank branches. Journal of Productivity Analysis, 25 (1/2), pp. 25-42.
  11. Casu, B and Thanassoulis, E (2006). Evaluating cost efficiency in central administrative services in UK universities. OMEGA, 34 (5), pp. 417-426.
  12. Portela, M and Thanassoulis, Emmanuel (2006). Zero weights and non-zero slacks: Different solution to the same problem. Annals of Operations Research, 145 (1), pp. 129-147.
  13. Portela, Maria C.A.S. and Thanassoulis, Emmanuel (2005). Profitability of a sample of Portuguese bank branches and its decomposition into technical and allocative components. European Journal of Operational Research, 162 (3), pp. 850-866.
  14. Casu, B; Shaw, D and Thanassoulis, E (2005). Using a group support system to aid input-output identification in DEA. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 56 (12), pp. 1363-1372.
  15. Casu, B; Shaw, Duncan and Thanassoulis, Emmanuel (2005). Using a group support system to aid input-output identification in DEA. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 56 (12), pp. 1363-1372.
  16. Emrouznejad, A and Thanassoulis, E (2005). A mathematical model for dynamic efficiency using data envelopment analysis. Applied Mathematics and Computation, 160 , pp. 363-378.
  17. Allen, R. and Thanassoulis, Emmanuel (2004). Improving envelopment in data envelopment analysis. European Journal of Operational Research, 154 (2), pp. 363-379.
  18. Cooper, W.W.; Seiford, L.M.; Thanassoulis, Emmanuel and Zanakis, S.H. (2004). DEA and its uses in different countries. European Journal of Operational Research, 154 (2), pp. 337-344.
  19. Maniadakis, Nikolaos and Thanassoulis, Emmanuel (2004). A cost Malmquist productivity index. European Journal of Operational Research, 154 (2), pp. 396-409.
  20. Portela, M and Thanassoulis, Emmanuel (2004). Productivity change in the water industry in England and Wales: Application of the meta-Malmquist Index. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 55 , pp. 1111-1121.
  21. Portela, M; Thanassoulis, Emmanuel and Simpson, Gary (2004). Negative data in DEA: A directional distance approach applied to bank branches. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 55 , pp. 1111-1121.
  22. Portela, Maria C.A.S.; Thanassoulis, Emmanuel and Borges, Pedro C. (2003). Finding closest targets in non-oriented DEA models: the case of convex and non-convex technologies. Journal of Productivity Analysis, 19 (2-3), pp. 251-269.
  23. Thanassoulis, Emmanuel (2002). Comparative performance measurement in regulation: The case of English and Welsh sewerage services. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 53 (5), pp. 292-302.
  24. Thanassoulis, Emmanuel and Portela, M (2002). School outcomes: Sharing the responsibility between pupil and school. Education Economics, 10 (2), pp. 183-207.
  25. Portela, Maria C.A.S. and Thanassoulis, Emmanuel (2001). Decomposing school and school-type efficiency. European Journal of Operational Research, 132 (2), pp. 357-373.

 

 

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