Using multivariate methods to incorporate environmental variables for local and global efficiency performance analysis

INFOR

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-52

  Triantis, Konstantinos ^a   Sarayia, Devang ^c   Seaver, Bill ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA); Efficiency measurement; environmental (non discretionary) variables; multivariate methods; service operations

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING UNIT; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL (NON-DISCRETIONARY) VARIABLES; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; GLOBAL EFFICIENCY; MULTIVARIATE METHODS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; RELATIVE PERFORMANCE; RELATIVE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; ROBUST PCA; SERVICE OPERATIONS; STRATEGIC RESOURCE; TWO STAGE;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DATA HANDLING; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 77957319298     PISSN: 03155986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/infor.48.1.039     Document Type: Article

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