A method using weight restrictions in data envelopment analysis for ranking and validity issues in decision making

Computers and Operations Research

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2637-2647

  Bernroider, Edward ^a   Stix, Volker ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Decision analysis; Decision support; Multi attribute decision making; Ranking; Validity

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION THEORY; SYSTEM STABILITY;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA); MULTIPLE ATTRIBUTE DECISION MAKING (MADM); RANKING; RESTRICTED MULTIPLIERS; VALIDITY;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 33846591040     PISSN: 03050548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2005.10.005     Document Type: Article

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