Data Envelopment Analysis-Based Efficiency Study for Fire Safety Management in Thailand
Keywords:
Efficiency, Fire safety management, Data envelopment analysisAbstract
This research aims to analyze an efficiency of fire safety management in 9 industrial groups in Thailand by using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) technique. Initially, we collect and analyze input data for two criteria (i.e., capital investment and employee numbers) and output data for three criteria (i.e., number of trained staffs in fire training, damage cost, and number of injured/killed) following three consecutive years from 2013 – 2015, which are reported in the accident investigation report from the Department of Industrial Works. Our analyses show that industrial group 1) Textile industry and fibers from bleaching, and group 4) Chemicals business group, petrochemical, and hazardous substance are operating with good efficiency in fire management during the past 3 consecutive years; whereas 3 industrial groups are found lacking of proper efficiency, in which future improvements are required.
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