Assessing the performance of a vertically disintegrated chain by the DEA approach-a case study of Taiwanese semiconductor firms

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1155-1170

  Lu, Wen Min ^a   Hung, Shiu Wan ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Performance measurement; Semiconductor firms; Vertical disintegration

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT; EMPIRICAL RESULTS; IC DESIGNS; IC FABRICATION; OPERATING EFFICIENCY; OPERATING PERFORMANCE; OPTIMAL SIZE; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANIES; SEMICONDUCTOR FIRMS; STRATEGIC DECISIONS; VALUE CHAINS; VERTICAL DISINTEGRATION;

COMPETITION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING;

DATA HANDLING;

EID: 74549145594     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540802484929     Document Type: Article

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