Configuring the optimizer

DataEnvelopmentAnalysis.jl will use a default optimizer/solver for each DEA model, as shown in the next table.

Function	Specific Options	Problem type	Default Optimizer
`dea`		LP	GLPK
`deam`		LP	GLPK
`deaboot`		LP	GLPK
`deabigdata`		LP	GLPK
`deaddf`		LP	GLPK
`deaadd`		LP	GLPK
`deagdf`		NLP	Ipopt
`dearussell`	`:Input` or `:Output`	LP	GLPK
`dearussell`	`:Graph`	NLP	Ipopt
`deaerg`		LP	GLPK
`deamddf`		LP	GLPK
`deaholder`	`l = 1`	LP	GLPK
`deaholder`	`l = 2`	QP
`deaholder`	`l = Inf`	LP	GLPK
`dearddf`	`:ERG`	LP	GLPK
`dearddf`	`:MDDF`	LP	GLPK
`deaenv`		LP	GLPK
`deacost`		LP	GLPK
`dearevenue`		LP	GLPK
`deaprofit`		LP	GLPK
`deaprofitability`		NLP	Ipopt
`malmquist`		LP	GLPK
`malmluen`		LP	GLPK

Where:

LP = Linear programming.
NLP = Nonlinear programming.
QP = Quadratic programming.

Models can be solved using a different optimizer by passing a DEAOptimizer object to the optimizer optional argument. See JuMP documentation for a list of all available solvers.

Choose a valid optimizer

The optimizer must support the problem type of the DEA model.

For example, you cannot solve a Generalized Distance Function DEA model using the GLPK solver because it is a linear programming solver and deagdf requires a nonlinear programming solver.

The following is an example of solving the radial DEA model using the Ipopt sovler:

using Ipopt
using DataEnvelopmentAnalysis

X = [5 13; 16 12; 16 26; 17 15; 18 14; 23 6; 25 10; 27 22; 37 14; 42 25; 5 17];

Y = [12; 14; 25; 26; 8; 9; 27; 30; 31; 26; 12];

myoptimizer = DEAOptimizer(Ipopt.Optimizer, time_limit = 10, silent = true);

dea(X, Y, slack = false, optimizer = myoptimizer)

Radial DEA Model 
DMUs = 11; Inputs = 2; Outputs = 1
Orientation = Input; Returns to Scale = CRS
──────────────
    efficiency
──────────────
1     1.0
2     0.62229
3     0.819856
4     1.0
5     0.310371
6     0.555555
7     1.0
8     0.757669
9     0.820106
10    0.490566
11    1.0
──────────────

Optimizer API

DataEnvelopmentAnalysis.DEAOptimizer — Type

DEAOptimizer(optimizer; time_limit, silent)

An data structure storing the configuration of a DEA optimizer.

Optimizer specification:

LP: linear programming default optimizer, GLPK.
NLP: nonlinear programmin default optimizer, Ipopt.
Any JuMP supported solver.

Optional Arguments

time_limit=:60: time limit in seconds.
silent=true: suppress optimizer output.

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DataEnvelopmentAnalysis.newdeamodel — Function

newdeamodel(DEAOptimizer)

Generate a new JuMP model for DEA with the specified optimizer.

This function is used internally and for packages that want to extend the functionality of this package.

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