When does data envelopment analysis outperform a naïve efficiency measurement model?

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 647-657

  Büschken, Joachim ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EICHSTÄTT INGOLSTADT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency analysis; Robustness and sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENTS; ROBUSTNESS AND SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 51249116260     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2007.09.026     Document Type: Article

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