Methodological comparison between two unified (operational and environmental) efficiency measurements for environmental assessment

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 684-693

  Sueyoshi, Toshiyuki ^a   Goto, Mika ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DEA; Environmental assessment; Linear programming; Nonlinear programming

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE LEADERS; DATA ENVIRONMENT; DEA; DESIRABLE OUTPUTS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; METHODOLOGICAL COMPARISON; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; POLICY ISSUES; PRODUCTION ACTIVITY; PUBLIC ENTITIES; PUBLIC SECTOR; UNIQUE FEATURES;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; RATING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 79151470745     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2010.10.030     Document Type: Article

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