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ADFA Computer Science School Seminar
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Date:    Thursday, 27 November 1997

Time:    11:10am -- 12:00noon

Venue:   Computer Science Room 152

Speaker: Flt Lt Meta Suntornsaratoon, School of Computer Science, ADFA

Title:   The Data Envelopment Analysis Approach to the Resource Allocation
	 Problem in Downsizing of Military Organisations

Abstract:

Since downsizing of an organisation is now one of the most concerned
objectives in most military environments,  improving the effectiveness
and efficiency in the use of the available resources is vitally
important.  To improve the efficiency and the effectiveness of any
operation, a production function that determines the use of resources to
produce the outputs must be provided.  Unfortunately, in a large and
complex organisation such as a military organisation, there is no such
production function available.  The use of Data Envelopment Analysis
(DEA) has provided a new way of estimating the production function from
the empirical data.  DEA has been successfully used in gaining
efficiency improvement in many non-profit organisations where a multiple
input/output situation  is usually presented.   In addition, with an
ability of handling data regardless of scale and dimension, DEA may
allow the analysis of the efficiency and effectiveness of resource
allocation for a military organisation as a whole.      

This talk presents an analytical procedure of using DEA in an
optimisation fashion to provide important information that may be
required in making a decision regarding resource allocation under
military conditions.  The problems of military downsizing and resource
allocation of the Thai military are discussed.  The proposed allocation
model is outlined together with suggestions for further development of
these tools.

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For more information, contact meta@cs.adfa.oz.au