Indirect elicitation of non-linear multi-attribute utility functions. A dual procedure combined with DEA

Omega

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 883-895

  André, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Decision making; Multi criteria

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSE; DECISION MAKERS; DECISIONS MAKINGS; EFFICIENT SETS; INTERACTIVE METHODS; MULTI-ATTRIBUTE UTILITY FUNCTION; MULTI-CRITERIA; MULTI-CRITERION; NON LINEAR; UTILITY FUNCTIONS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 56549102688     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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