A forecasting method in data envelopment analysis with group decision making

International Journal of Applied Management Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 152-168

  Mavi, Reza Kiani ^a   Makui, Ahmad ^b   Fazli, Safar ^c   Alinezhad, Alireza ^d  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c IMAM KHOMEINI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Banking; Data envelopment analysis; DEA; Efficiency; Forecasting; GDM; Group decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054713627     PISSN: 17558913     EISSN: 17558921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJAMS.2010.031084     Document Type: Article

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