Title Education Efficiency Analysis of Architectural Design Firms Using a Combined AHP and DEA Model
Authors Seo, Hee-Chang ; Oh, Jung-Keun ; Kim, Jae-Jun
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.6106/kJCEM.2013.14.3.078
Page pp.78-87
ISSN 1229-7534
Keywords Architectural Design Firms ; Education Efficiency ; Analytic Hierarchy Process(AHP) ; Data Envelopment Analysis(DEA)
Abstract The modern society has been drastically changed from the industrial economic society to the knowledge based society, to catch up with the knowledge and the change of technology required for the modern people, the people can not live in the modern society without the continued study or education. In case of architectural design firm, it is concentrating on the productivity of enterprise by cultivating the working level through the self education focused on the improvement of inner capacity. In connection with this, the efficiency of enterprises are analyzed by carrying out the Data Envelopment Analysis(DEA) utilizing the financial ratio index in the various field of industries recently, the analysis study for the efficiency utilizing DEA is increased in the construction industries as well. However, in case of construction industries, the study focused on the efficiency of administration only has been progressed, it is the real situation that the approach for the analysis of education efficiency of each enterprise is very insufficient. Therefore, this study analyzed the education efficiency of architectural design firm after the selection of input and output variables by utilizing the DEA model and utilizing the AHP analysis technique by deducting the variables through the preceding study in relation to the education efficiency and the interview with the specialists.