On the quality of the data envelopment analysis model

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 636-644

  Pedraja Chaparro, F ^a   Salinas Jimenez J ^a   Smith, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Modelling methodology; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DATA STRUCTURES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA);

DATA REDUCTION;

EID: 0345580813     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600741     Document Type: Article

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