IE 317 OR 1 Linear Programming Modeling Examples: Dyanne Brendalyn Mirasol-Cavero, Meie
IE 317 OR 1 Linear Programming Modeling Examples: Dyanne Brendalyn Mirasol-Cavero, Meie
LECTURE 4.2
LINEAR PROGRAMMING
MODELING EXAMPLES
DYANNE BRENDALYN MIRASOL-CAVERO, MEIE
A DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS
EXAMPLE
Consider a town with four elementary schools—Alton, Beeks, Carey, and Delancey. The
state has implemented a series of standards of learning (SOL) tests in reading, math,
and history that all schools are required to administer to all students in the fifth grade.
The average test scores are a measurable output of the school’s performance. The
school board has identified three key resources, or inputs, that affect a school’s SOL
scores—the teacher-to-student ratio, supplementary funds per student (i.e., funding
generated by the PTA and other private sources over and above the normal budget),
and the average educational level of the parents (where 12 = high school graduate,
16 = college graduate, etc.).
A DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS
EXAMPLE
These inputs and outputs are summarized as follows:
For this example, we will evaluate the Delancey school as compared with the other
schools.
A DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS
EXAMPLE
Decision variables
xi = a price per unit of each output where i = 1, 2, 3
yi = a price per unit of each input where i = 1, 2, 3
A DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS
EXAMPLE
Objective function
Maximize Delancey’s output