Cross-efficiency aggregation in DEA models using the evidential-reasoning approach

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 231, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 393-404

  Yang, Guo Liang ^a,b   Yang, Jian Bo ^c   Liu, Wen Bin ^d   Li, Xiao Xuan ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Science   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross efficiency; Data envelopment analysis; The evidential reasoning approach

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION METHODS; CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES; CROSS-EFFICIENCY; DECISION MAKERS; DECISION-MAKING UNITS; PREFERENCE STRUCTURES; RESEARCH INSTITUTES; THE EVIDENTIAL-REASONING APPROACH;

AGGREGATES; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84880572616     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2013.05.017     Document Type: Article

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