Negative data in DEA: A directional distance approach applied to bank branches

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1111-1121

  Portela, M C A Silva ^a,b   Thanassoulis, E ^b   Simpson, G ^b  

^a CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bank branches; Data envelopment analysis; Negative data in DEA

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DATA REDUCTION; DATA TRANSFER; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; SALES;

ASSESSMENT TOOLS; BANK BRANCHES; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA); DATA TRANSFORMATIONS; NEGATIVE DATA IN DEA;

DATA HANDLING;

EID: 5444254532     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601768     Document Type: Conference Paper

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