Data envelopment analysis, operational research and uncertainty

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-34

  Dyson, R G ^a   Shale, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Monte Carlo simulation; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DATA HANDLING; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

CHANCE-CONSTRAINED DEA; OPERATIONAL RESEARCH; REAL WORLD SITUATIONS; UNCERTAINTY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 71749109634     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.2009.145     Document Type: Article

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