Imprecise data envelopment analysis (IDEA): A review and improvement with an application

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 513-529

  Zhu, Joe ^a  

^a WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Imprecise data; Performance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

IMPRECISE DATA DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (IDEA);

DATA REDUCTION;

EID: 0037290080     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(01)00392-7     Document Type: Article

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