Using DEA and simulation in guiding operating units to improved performance

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 727-731

  Greasley, A ^a,b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; DEA; Discrete event; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; SIMULATION;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA); DEA; DECISION MAKING UNITS (DMU); DISCRETE-EVENT;

DATA REDUCTION;

EID: 18944384942     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601857     Document Type: Article

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