Determination of scale elasticity in the existence of non-discretionary factors in performance analysis

Knowledge-Based Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 434-439

  Ebadi, M J ^a   Shahraki, M S Shiri ^b  

^a CHABAHAR MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

DEA; Linear programming; Non discretionary factors; Returns to scale; Scale elasticity

Indexed keywords

DISCRETIONARY MODELS; EFFICIENT ALGORITHM; NON-DISCRETIONARY FACTORS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; RETURNS TO SCALE; SCALE ELASTICITY;

ALGORITHMS; ELASTICITY; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LINEARIZATION; OPTIMIZATION;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 77955231440     PISSN: 09507051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knosys.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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