Analyzing cost-efficient production behavior under economies of scope: A nonparametric methodology

Operations Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 204-221

  Cherchye, Laurens ^a   De Rock, Bram ^a   Vermeulen, Frederic ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Economies of scope; Input externalities; Joint input use; Multiproduct firms; Nonparametric tests; Production behavior

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COST EFFECTIVENESS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

INPUT EXTERNALITIES; JOINT INPUT USE; MULTIPRODUCT FIRMS; NONPARAMETRIC TESTS; PRODUCTION BEHAVIOR;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 41549146156     PISSN: 0030364X     EISSN: 15265463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/opre.1070.0388     Document Type: Article

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