Evaluation of performance in network using DEA with undesirable and non-discretionary data

Applied Mathematical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 33-35, 2010, Pages 1691-1702

  Lotfi, F Hosseinzadeh ^a   Hasanpour, P ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Network data envelopment analysis; Non discretionary factors; Undesirable factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953910809     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1312885X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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