Benchmarking evaluation of performance of public research institutes using data envelopment analysis

Abstract

In this study, public research institutes (PRIs) are considered as a system with inputs and outputs. Data Envelopment Analysis is utilized to suggest a methodology to analyze and benchmark the performance of PRIs. It is applied to measure the relative performance of each institute with respect to best performing institute. The model can also suggest measures and set the targets to the institutes for improving their performance. The methods can be used as an instrument in strategic planning and can be considered for improving the performance of PRIs. The proposed methodology was applied on a set of PRIs working in the same area and evaluated their performance.