Network data envelopment analysis: A review

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 239, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-16

  Kao, Chiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Network

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

BLACK BOX APPROACH; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; NETWORK DATA; NETWORK DEA; NETWORK SYSTEMS; RELATIVE EFFICIENCY;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84903385616     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2014.02.039     Document Type: Review

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