From this research emerged a novel model for benchmarking DSSs that (1) promotes continuity and synergy within and between government agencies, (2) accommodates scientific, operational and architectural dynamics, and (3) facilitates transfer of knowledge among research, management, and decision-making agencies.
Our study demonstrates a potential use of the developed prediction model for benchmarking the quality of healthcare across various performance units with the national database.
There were 10 ICUs with SMR values significantly different from 1 with the customized SAPS II model but not with the expanded SAPS II model or vice versa, indicating that use of a customized model for benchmarking might be misleading.
The new Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research wave basin facility is described, which was specifically designed for global and local flow measurements around free running models for benchmark CFD validation data, including six plunger-type wave makers, x carriage and y, θ sub-carriage/turntable with the model tracking system, the model release system, and semi-captive mount.
Manandhar and Tang (2002) categorized DEA models for benchmarking of bank branches into "operating efficiency", "service quality efficiency", and "profitability efficiency".
Compared with the general energy benchmarking in the building sector, we find that the hotel sector lags behind in the adoption of computer modeling for benchmarking.
Although there are advantages to the use of administrative models for benchmarking in cardiac surgery, their calibration and discrimination (and thus performance in benchmarking) is inferior to that of clinical models.
We evaluate the overall goodness of fit for each model for each benchmark measurement using the root-mean-square error statistic normalized to the mean experiment value and expressed as a percent (NRMSE; Eq. 1), NRMSE=frac{sqrt{frac{sum_{t=1}^n{left({widehat{y}}_t-{y}_tright)}^2}{n}}}{underset{bar{mkern6mu}}{y}}times 100, (1).
This paper presents an Energy Use Intensity (EUI) indicator model for energy benchmarking subway stations.
Therefore, this research aimed to develop a decision support model for establishing benchmarks as a tool for free allocation in the construction industry.
