Estimating relative attractiveness of locations using data envelopment analysis

International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-113

  Ramanathan, Ramakrishnan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitive facility location; Data envelopment analysis; DEA; Sultanate of Oman; The Huff model; Tourist locations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877835154     PISSN: 17589401     EISSN: 1758941X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBPSCM.2009.026268     Document Type: Article

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