Efficiency measurement for multi-product industries: a comparison of classic and recent techniques based on simulated data

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 559-578

  Resti, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; INDUSTRY; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RANDOM PROCESSES;

BANKING; COST FUNCTION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; MULTI PRODUCT INDUSTRIES;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0342733587     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(99)00054-5     Document Type: Article

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