Efficiencies of two-stage systems with fuzzy data

Fuzzy Sets and Systems

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-35

  Kao, Chiang ^a   Liu, Shiang Tai ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b VANUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Fuzzy data; Series system; Two level mathematical program

Indexed keywords

EXTENSION PRINCIPLES; FUZZY CASE; FUZZY DATA; FUZZY NUMBERS; INSURANCE COMPANIES; LOWER AND UPPER BOUNDS; MAKING DECISION; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAM; PROCESS EFFICIENCY; SERIES SYSTEM; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; TWO STAGE; TWO-LEVEL MATHEMATICAL PROGRAM; TWO-STAGE SYSTEMS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; FUZZY SETS; INSURANCE; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 79958107507     PISSN: 01650114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fss.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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