An interactive approach to improve estimates of value efficiency in data envelopment analysis

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 688-699

  Joro, Tarja ^a   Korhonen, Pekka ^b   Zionts, Stanley ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency analysis; Multiple criteria decision making; Value efficiency; Value function

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; FUNCTIONS;

VALUE FUNCTIONS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0038577419     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00458-7     Document Type: Article

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