Determining a sequence of targets in DEA

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1439-1447

  Lozano, S ^a,b   Villa, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Constant Returns to Scale; Data Envelopment Analysis; Efficient targets; Gradual efficiency improvement

Indexed keywords

NUMBER THEORY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TARGETS;

DEA; ONE-STEP PROJECTION; OPERATING UNITS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 27844469143     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601964     Document Type: Conference Paper

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