Input-output substitutability and strongly monotonic p-norm least distance DEA measures

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 237, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 997-1007

  Fukuyama, Hirofumi ^a   Maeda, Yasunobu ^b   Sekitani, Kazuyuki ^b   Shi, Jianming ^c  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Free disposability; Input output substitutability; Least distance efficiency inefficiency measures; Strong monotonicity

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

DECISION MAKING UNIT; DECISION-MAKING UNITS; DESIRABLE FEATURES; EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT; EFFICIENT FRONTIER; INPUT-OUTPUT; LEAST DISTANCE EFFICIENCY/INEFFICIENCY MEASURES; MONOTONICITY;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84899951625     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2014.02.033     Document Type: Article

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