A common set of weight approach using an ideal decision making unit in data envelopment analysis

Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 623-637

  Saati, Saber ^a   Hatami Marbini, Adel ^b   Agrell, Per J ^b   Tavana, Madjid ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b LOUVAIN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Belgium)

^c LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Common set of weights; Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Ideal DMU; Utility regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867599061     PISSN: 15475816     EISSN: 1553166X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/jimo.2012.8.623     Document Type: Article

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