Scale and cost efficiency analysis of networks of processes

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 6612-6617

  Lozano, Sebastián ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cost efficiency; Intermediate flows; Network DEA; Networks of processes; Returns to scale; Scale efficiency

Indexed keywords

COST EFFICIENCY; INTERMEDIATE FLOW; NETWORK DEA; NETWORKS OF PROCESSES; RETURNS TO SCALE; SCALE EFFICIENCY;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; PRODUCTION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 79951581568     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2010.11.077     Document Type: Article

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