A new methodology for evaluating sustainable product design performance with two-stage network data envelopment analysis

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 221, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 348-359

  Chen, Chialin ^a   Zhu, Joe ^b   Yu, Jiun Yu ^c   Noori, Hamid ^d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Design for the environment; Design performance evaluation; Network DEA

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS; DESIGN EFFICIENCY; DESIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT; DESIGN MODULE; DESIGN PERFORMANCE; EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE; ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE PRODUCTS; NETWORK DATA; NETWORK DEA MODEL; NEW DESIGN; PRODUCT ATTRIBUTES; PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS; SUSTAINABLE DESIGN; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS; VEHICLE EMISSION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRY; PRODUCT DESIGN; SPECIFICATIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84861092481     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2012.03.043     Document Type: Article

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