The survivor technique and the cost frontier: A nonparametric approach

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-193

  Sengupta, Jati K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamics of entry and exit; Most optimal capacity utilization; Nonparametric efficiency measurement

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFICIENCY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CAPACITY UTILIZATION; NONPARAMETRIC EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 0348039957     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(03)00127-0     Document Type: Article

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