A data envelopment analysis model with discretionary and non-discretionary factors in fuzzy environments

International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-63

  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; Efficiency; Fuzzy mathematical programming; Non discretionary, discretionary and bounded factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960250555     PISSN: 17466474     EISSN: 17466482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPQM.2011.041097     Document Type: Article

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