A fuzzy two-stage DEA approach for performance measurement: Real case of agility performance in dairy supply chains

International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 293-317

  Khalili Damghani, Kaveh ^a   Taghavi Fard, Mohammad ^b   Abtahi, Amir Reza ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ALLAMEH TABATABA'I UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c University of Economic Sciences   (Iran)

Author keywords

Agile supply chain; ASC; FTSDEA; Fuzzy two stage data envelopment analysis; Supply chain performance measurement

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; LINGUISTICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

AGILE SUPPLY CHAINS; COMPUTATIONAL EFFORT; DECISION MAKING UNIT; FTSDEA; FUZZY TWO-STAGE DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; INTERVAL EFFICIENCY; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84868247141     PISSN: 17558077     EISSN: 17558085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJADS.2012.050019     Document Type: Article

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