Data envelopment analysis: An efficient duo linear programming approach

International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 90-103

  Saati, Saber ^a   Hatami Marbini, Adel ^b   Tavana, Madjid ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b LOUVAIN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Belgium)

^c LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; DEA; Decision making unit; DMU; Duo linear programming; Efficiency determination; Multiplier

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650727584     PISSN: 17466474     EISSN: 17466482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPQM.2011.037733     Document Type: Article

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