Decomposing capacity utilization in data envelopment analysis: An application to banks in India

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 575-594

  Sahoo, Biresh K ^a,b   Tone, Kaoru ^c  

^a AMRITA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (India)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

^c NATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Capacity utilization; DEA; Optimal idle capacity; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; LINEAR PROGRAMMING;

ACTUAL COSTS; BANKING INDUSTRIES; CAPACITY UTILIZATION; CAPACITY UTILIZATIONS; CASE STUDIES; DEA; ECONOMIC CAPACITIES; ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES; EMPIRICAL FINDINGS; EXCESS CAPACITIES; EXISTING METHODS; FINANCIAL SECTORS; HIGH EFFICIENCIES; INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS; LEARNING EXPERIENCES; NONPARAMETRIC; OPTIMAL CAPACITIES; OPTIMAL IDLE CAPACITY; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; PRODUCTION ECONOMICS; SHORT RUNS; SPI-RIT; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

COSTS;

EID: 56249126390     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2008.02.017     Document Type: Article

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