Decision support for target-based resource allocation of public services in multiunit and multilevel systems

Management Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-187

  Athanassopoulos, Antreas D ^a  

^a Bus and Proj Management Consulting   (Greece)

Author keywords

Data Envelopment Analysis; Effectiveness; Efficiency; Equity; Goal Programming; Incentives; Public services; Resource Allocation

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; EFFICIENCY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VALUE ENGINEERING;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; GOAL PROGRAMMING; MULTILEVEL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC SERVICES;

RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 0032000061     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.44.2.173     Document Type: Article

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