Developing a worst practice DEA model for selecting suppliers in the presence of imprecise data and dual-role factor

International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 272-291

  Azadi, Majid ^a   Saen, Reza Farzipoor ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dual role factor; IDEA; Imprecise data envelopment analysis; Supplier selection; Worst practice frontier

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

DUAL ROLE; IDEA; IMPRECISE DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; SUPPLIER SELECTION; WORST-PRACTICE FRONTIER;

FACTOR ANALYSIS;

EID: 84863658992     PISSN: 17558077     EISSN: 17558085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJADS.2012.047671     Document Type: Article

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