Reconciling ratio analysis and DEA as performance assessment tools

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 277-291

  Chen, Wen Chih ^a   McGinnis, Leon F ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Partial productivity; Ratio analysis

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; PRODUCTIVITY;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA); ECONOMIC THEORY; PARTIAL PRODUCTIVITY; RATIO ANALYSIS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 33750832072     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2005.06.071     Document Type: Article

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