Integrating DEA-oriented performance assessment and target setting using interactive MOLP methods

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 205-222

  Yang, Jian Bo ^a,b   Wong, Brandon Y H ^a   Xu, Dong Ling ^a   Stewart, Theodor J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Minimax method; Multiple objective linear programming; Performance assessment; Tradeoff analysis

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION THEORY; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LINEARIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PLANNING; TARGETS;

CASE STUDIES; DEA MODELS; DECISION MAKERS; EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; EQUIVALENCE MODELS; FUTURE PERFORMANCES; IDEAL POINTS; MANAGEMENT CONTROLS; MINIMAX; MINIMAX METHOD; MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE LINEAR PROGRAMMINGS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS; REFERENCE POINTS; SHORTEST DISTANCES; TARGET SETTINGS; TARGET VALUES; TRADEOFF ANALYSIS; TWO TYPES;

MODAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 55949105775     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2008.01.013     Document Type: Article

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