Application of Data Envelopment Analysis for Performance Efficiency Evaluation of Oil Palm Empty Bunch Fruit Composites in The Aerospace Industry

Authors

  • Ndifreke John Udoibe Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
  • Sunday Ayoola Oke University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
  • Chris Abiodun Ayanladun Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
  • John Rajan Department of Manufacturing Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
  • Swaminathan Jose School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
  • Olusola Michael Adeyemi Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
  • Elkanah Olaosebikan Oyetunji Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lagos State University, Epe Campus, Nigeria
  • Kasali Aderinmoye Adedeji Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lagos State University, Epe Campus, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24002/ijieem.v5i2.7741

Keywords:

decision making, performance measurement, inputs, outputs, linear programming

Abstract

In this study, we propose the data envelopment analysis method as a scheme to determine the technical efficiency of a set of parametric inputs of the water absorption process when developing the oil palm particulate composite treated with an alkali solution. Although alkali-treated oil palm bunch composites have been analyzed previously for water absorption, a single parameter such as water absorption rate prevails in analyses. Unfortunately, multiple inputs and multiple outputs have been ignored and the efficiency evaluation of such composites has been missing in the literature. To address this gap, the present study exploits the linear programming theory and formulated models for each decision-making unit and solves that formulation for optimum value determination for inputs of the composites. This study investigates the technical efficiency of the water absorption in the oil palm empty fruit bunch composite development process. Overall, judging the performance of the parameters regarding the frequency of attaining 100% efficiency, analysis was performed on the average performance of all parameters in all sixteen scenarios. In this regard, the efficiency of particulate loading was 36.1%, for composite weight plus mold, it was 96.3% and for initial weight, the average efficiency score was 67.8%. It is suggestive that composite weight plus mold with an average efficiency of 96.3% is the best parameter while particulate loading with 36.1% is the worst parameter. Thus result is consistent with the result based on each scenario. From the perspective of DMUs, DMU11 with a score of 78.4% is the best ranking unit while DMU14 is the work ranking unit with an efficiency score of 60.9%. Besides, the average efficiency score for all the DMUs is 66.7%. The work is important to composite development engineers and for policy decision-making.

Author Biographies

John Rajan, Department of Manufacturing Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India

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Olusola Michael Adeyemi, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Elkanah Olaosebikan Oyetunji, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lagos State University, Epe Campus, Nigeria

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Kasali Aderinmoye Adedeji, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lagos State University, Epe Campus, Nigeria

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2023-12-22

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Udoibe, N. J., Oke, S. A., Ayanladun, C. A., Rajan, J. ., Jose, S. ., Adeyemi, O. M. ., Oyetunji, E. O. ., & Adedeji, K. A. . (2023). Application of Data Envelopment Analysis for Performance Efficiency Evaluation of Oil Palm Empty Bunch Fruit Composites in The Aerospace Industry. International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 5(2), 85–96. https://doi.org/10.24002/ijieem.v5i2.7741

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