Restricting virtual weights in data envelopment analysis

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-34

  Sarrico, C S ^a   Dyson, R G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assurance regions; Data envelopment analysis; Virtuals; Weights restrictions

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ELECTRONIC COMMUNITIES; RESEARCH; TEACHING;

ASSURANCE REGIONS; DATA DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; VIRTUALS; WEIGHTS RESTRICTIONS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 2942689818     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(03)00402-8     Document Type: Article

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