Benchmarking plays a relevant role in performance analysis, and statistical methods can be fruitfully exploited for its aims. While clustering, regression, and frontier analysis may serve some benchmarking purposes, we propose to consider archetypal analysis as a suitable technique. Archetypes are extreme points that synthesize data and that, in our opinion, can be profitably used as benchmarks. That is, they may be viewed as key reference performers in the comparison process. We suggest a three-step data driven benchmarking procedure, which enables users: (i) to identify some reference performers, (ii) to analyze their features, (iii) to compare observed performers with them. An exploratory point of view is preferred, and graphical devices are adopted throughout the procedure. Finally, our approach is presented by means of an illustrative example based on The Times league table of the world top 200 universities. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

On the use of archetypes as benchmarks / Porzio, G. C.; Ragozini, Giancarlo; Vistocco, D.. - In: APPLIED STOCHASTIC MODELS IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY. - ISSN 1524-1904. - STAMPA. - 24:5(2008), pp. 419-437. [10.1002/asmb.727]

On the use of archetypes as benchmarks

RAGOZINI, GIANCARLO;Vistocco D.
2008

Abstract

Benchmarking plays a relevant role in performance analysis, and statistical methods can be fruitfully exploited for its aims. While clustering, regression, and frontier analysis may serve some benchmarking purposes, we propose to consider archetypal analysis as a suitable technique. Archetypes are extreme points that synthesize data and that, in our opinion, can be profitably used as benchmarks. That is, they may be viewed as key reference performers in the comparison process. We suggest a three-step data driven benchmarking procedure, which enables users: (i) to identify some reference performers, (ii) to analyze their features, (iii) to compare observed performers with them. An exploratory point of view is preferred, and graphical devices are adopted throughout the procedure. Finally, our approach is presented by means of an illustrative example based on The Times league table of the world top 200 universities. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
2008
On the use of archetypes as benchmarks / Porzio, G. C.; Ragozini, Giancarlo; Vistocco, D.. - In: APPLIED STOCHASTIC MODELS IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY. - ISSN 1524-1904. - STAMPA. - 24:5(2008), pp. 419-437. [10.1002/asmb.727]
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