Efficiency measurement for hierarchical network systems

Omega (United Kingdom)

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 121-127

  Kao, Chiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Hierarchy; Network

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS MODELS; DECISION MAKING UNIT; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; HIERARCHICAL NETWORK; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; HIERARCHY; NETWORK; NETWORK MODELS; NETWORK SYSTEMS; RELATIVE EFFICIENCY;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84908272675     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2014.09.008     Document Type: Article

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