Performance analysis of primary wood producers in British Columbia using data envelopment analysis

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 285-294

  Salehirad, Neda ^a   Sowlati, Taraneh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; SAWMILLS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA); NONPARAMETRIC TECHNIQUES;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TIMBER INDUSTRY;

DATA PROCESSING; WOOD PRODUCTS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20044388933     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x04-154     Document Type: Article

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