A new clustering approach using data envelopment analysis

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 276-284

  Po, Rung Wei ^a   Guh, Yuh Yuan ^b   Yang, Miin Shen ^b  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CCR model; Cluster analysis; Data envelopment analysis; DEA based clustering; Piecewise production function; Production

Indexed keywords

CCR MODEL; CLUSTERING APPROACHES; CLUSTERING METHODS; DEA MODELS; DEA-BASED CLUSTERING; DECISION-MAKERS; DECISION-MAKING UNITS; INPUT AND OUTPUTS; MANAGERIAL DECISIONS; PIECEWISE PRODUCTION FUNCTION;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; LINEAR PROGRAMMING;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS;

EID: 67349117087     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2008.10.022     Document Type: Article

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