Sensitivity and stability analysis in two-stage DEA models with fuzzy data

International Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-37

  Khalili Damghani, Kaveh ^a   Taghavifard, Behnam ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fuzzy DEA; Fuzzy two stage DEA; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876255960     PISSN: 17457645     EISSN: 17457653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJOR.2013.053186     Document Type: Article

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