Publications

Fernández, E., Figueira, J.R., Navarro, J. (2019) An indirect elicitation method for the parameters of the ELECTRE TRI-nB model using genetic algorithms. Applied Soft Computing Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2019.01.050

Mendonça, F.V.; Catalão-Lopes, M.; Marinho, R.T.; Figueira, J.R. (2019) Improving medical decision-making with a management science game theory approach to liver transplantation. Omega. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2019.03.008

Ferreira, D.C.; Marques, R.C.; Nunes, A.M. (2019) Pay for performance in health care: A new best practice tariff-based tool using a log-linear piecewise frontier function and a dual-primal approach for unique solutions. Operational Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12351-019-00502-3

Ferreira, D.C.; Marques, R.C.; Nunes, A.M. (2019) Optimising payments based on efficiency, quality, and heterogeneity: The case of hospitals funding. International Transactions in Operational Research. https://doi.org/10.1111/itor.12713

Pereira, M.A.; Figueira, J.R.; Marques, R.C. (2020) Using a Choquet integral-based approach for incorporating decision-maker’s preference judgements in a Data Envelopment Analysis model. European Journal of Operational Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.01.037

Costa, A.S.; Corrente, S.; Greco, S.; Figueira, J.R.; Borbinha, J. (2020) A robust hierarchical nominal multicriteria classification method based on similarity and dissimilarity. European Journal of Operational Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.04.021

Nunes, A.; Ferreira, D.; Matos, A.; Julião, R. (2020) The generic drugs market in Portugal: What’s next? Health Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.02.014

Ferreira, D.; Marques, R. (2020) Public-private partnerships in health care services: Do they outperform public hospitals regarding quality and access? Evidence from Portugal. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2020.100798

Pereira, M.; Machete, I.; Ferreira, D.; Marques, R. (2020) Using multi-criteria decision analysis to rank European health systems: The Beveridgian financing case. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2020.100913

Ferreira, D.; Nunes, A.; Marques, R. (2020) Operational efficiency vs clinical safety, care appropriateness, timeliness, and access to health care. Journal of Productivity Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11123-020-00578-6

Corrente, S.; Figueira, J.; Greco, S. (2020) Pairwise comparison tables within the deck of cards method in multiple criteria decision aiding. European Journal of Operational Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.09.036

Pereira, M.; Ferreira, D.C.; Marques, R.C. (2020) A critical look at the Portuguese public-private partnerships in healthcare. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3084

Leyva-López, J.C; Solano-Noriega, J.J.; Figueira, J.R.; Liu, J.; and Gastélum-Chavira, D.A. (2021) Non-dominated sorting genetic-based algorithm for exploiting a large-sized fuzzy outranking relation. European Journal of Operational Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.12.026

Book Chapters

Corrente, S., Figueira, J. R., Greco, S., & Słowiński, R. (Accepted/In press). Multiple Criteria Decision Support. In D. M. Kilgour & C. Eden (Eds.), Handbook of Group Decision and Negotiation. Springer.

Dissertations

Oliveira, R. A multiple criteria sorting method in a web-based platform – Portuguese public hospital performance assessment. Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa. MSc Thesis. 2019. [Download Link]

Rocha, A. Utilização de ferramentas multicritério para construção de indicadores compósitos para avaliar a qualidade e o acesso dos hospitais públicos portugueses. Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa. MSc Thesis. 2019. [Download Link]

Ferreira, S. Utilização de ferramentas multicritério para avaliação da satisfação dos utentes nos cuidados secundários: O caso do serviço de internamento. Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa. MSc Thesis. 2019. [Download Link]

Oral Communications – International Events

Ferreira, DC; Marques, RC; Nunes, AM. Pay for performance in health care: A new best practice tariff-based tool using a log-linear piecewise frontier function and a dual-primal approach for unique solutions. EWEPA (10-13 June 2019, London, UK) – http://www.ewepa.org/

Pereira, MA; Figueira, JR; Marques, RC. Using a Choquet integral-based approach for incorporating decision-maker’s preference judgements in a Data Envelopment Analysis model. EWEPA (10-13 June 2019, London, UK) – http://www.ewepa.org/

Mendonça, FV; Catalão-Lopes, M; Marinho, RT; Figueira, JR. Improving medical decision-making with a management science game theory approach to liver transplantation. EURO (23-26 June 2019, Dublin, Ireland) – https://www.euro2019dublin.com/

Ferreira, DC; Figueira, J.R.; Greco, S.; Marques, R.C. Experts’ assessment of hospitals performance: Towards the construction of a subjective performance composite index. INFORMS (20-23 October 2019, Seattle, USA) – http://meetings2.informs.org/wordpress/seattle2019/

Ferreira, DC; Nunes, AM; Marques, RC. Efficiency vs quality and access: The case of Portuguese public hospitals. 7th Workshop on Efficiency in Education, Health and other Public Services (5-6 September 2019, Barcelona, Spain) – https://7wee.blogspot.com/

Corrente, S; Figueira, JR; Greco, S. A new scaling MCDA procedure putting together pairwise comparison tables and the deck of cards method. 90th EWG-MCDA (26-28 September 2019, Brest, France) – https://mcda90.sciencesconf.org/

Pereira, M. A., Camanho, A. S., Figueira, J. R., and Marques, R. C. A range directional vector ‘benefit of the doubt’ composite indicator: The case of Portuguese public hospitals. IFORS2020, 22nd Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (21-26 June 2020, Seoul, South Korea) – http://www.ifors2020.kr/ [Conference cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic]

Pereira, M. A., Figueira, J. R., and Marques, R. C. (2020). A Choquet based aggregation model for incorporating preferences in DEA. IFORS2020, 22nd Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (21-26 June 2020, Seoul, South Korea) – http://www.ifors2020.kr/ [Conference cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic]

Pereira, M. A., Figueira, J. R. and Marques, R. C. (2020). Incorporating preference information in Data Envelopment Analysis model using the Choquet integral. 91-st Meeting of the EURO Working Group on Multiple Criteria Decision Aiding (2-4 April, 2020, Ispra, Italy) – https://ec.europa.eu/knowledge4policy/event/91-st-meeting-euro-working-group-multiple-criteria-decision-aiding_en [Conference cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic]

Pereira, M. A., Camanho, A. S., Figueira, J. R., and Marques, R. C. (2020). Incorporating preference information in a range directional composite indicator: The case of Portuguese public hospitals. NAPWXI, 11th (Virtual) Workshop of the North American Productivity Workshop (8-12 June, 2020, Miami, United States of America) – https://www.bus.miami.edu/thought-leadership/business-conferences/napw/

Oral Communications – National Events

Ferreira, DC; Marques, RC; Nunes, AM. Optimising payments based on efficiency, quality, and heterogeneity: The case of hospitals funding. IO 2019 (22-24 July 2019, Tomar, Portugal) – http://apdio.pt/web/io2019/home

Pereira, MA; Ferreira, DC; Figueira, JR; Marques, RC. Evaluating the efficiency of the Portuguese National Health Service: A network DEA approach. IO 2019 (22-24 July 2019, Tomar, Portugal) – http://apdio.pt/web/io2019/home

Ferreira, DC; Marques, RC. Public-private partnerships in health care services: Do they socially outperform public hospitals? 7th Workshop on Efficiency and productivity analysis in Porto (13 September 2019, Oporto, Portugal) – http://www.catolicabs.porto.ucp.pt/epaworkshop2019/

Pereira, MA; Ferreira, DC; Figueira, JR; Marques, RC. Evaluating the efficiency of the Portuguese National Health Service: A network DEA approach. 7th Workshop on Efficiency and productivity analysis in Porto (13 September 2019, Oporto, Portugal) – http://www.catolicabs.porto.ucp.pt/epaworkshop2019/

Ferreira, DC; Marques, RC; Nunes, AM. Optimising payments based on efficiency, quality, and heterogeneity: The case of hospitals funding. CNES (16-18 October 2019, Lisbon, Portugal) – https://16cnes.apes.pt/

Pereira, MA; Ferreira, DC; Figueira, JR; Marques, RC. Evaluating the efficiency of the Portuguese National Health Service: A network data envelopment analysis approach. CNES (16-18 October 2019, Lisbon, Portugal) – https://16cnes.apes.pt/