Evaluation of cloud service industry with dynamic and network DEA models

被引:11
作者
Kao, Han-Ying [1 ]
Wu, Dong-Jyun [1 ]
Huang, Chia-Hui [2 ]
机构
[1] Natl Dong Hwa Univ, Dept Comp Sci & Informat Engn, 1,Sec 2,Da Hsueh Rd, Hualien 97401, Taiwan
[2] Natl Taipei Univ Business, Dept Business Adm, 321,Sec 1,Ji Nan Rd, Taipei 100, Taiwan
关键词
Network data envelopment analysis; Cloud service industry; Efficiency evaluation; Multi-objective programming; Empirical study; BRUCELLOSIS MODEL; PATTERN-FORMATION; EFFICIENCY; OPTIMIZATION; STABILITY;
D O I
10.1016/j.amc.2017.07.059
中图分类号
O29 [应用数学];
学科分类号
070104 ;
摘要
Recently, cloud services and computing have revolutionized both academic research and industrial practices. Numerous hardware and software providers have joined the intensely competitive cloud services market. At the same time, a corresponding focus on evaluation of the industry is growing apace. Investigations are currently under way into how to incorporate the dynamic and intermediate processes in cloud service companies' business models. This paper intends to develop some alternative models of network data envelopment analysis (NDEA) for evaluating cloud service businesses. By considering various internal functions and processes of the services in multi-period settings, we design three evaluation models: (1) dynamic black-box data envelopment analysis (DBDEA); (2) static network data envelopment analysis (SNDEA); and (3) dynamic network data envelopment analysis (DNDEA). Using multi-objective programming (MOP) techniques, the three NDEA models are formulated and solved for the cloud service industry. An empirical study is conducted to evaluate the performance of the cloud service industry. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:188 / 202
页数:15
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