Tariff structure of Japanese electric power companies: an empirical analysis using DEA

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 350-374

  Sueyoshi, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY;

ELECTRIC RATES;

EID: 0033350079     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(98)00313-0     Document Type: Article

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