Performance evaluation of Iranian electricity distribution units by using stochastic data envelopment analysis

International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems

Volumn 73, Issue , 2015, Pages 919-931

  Azadeh, A ^a   Motevali Haghighi, S ^a,b   Zarrin, M ^a   Khaefi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b ESFARAYEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Assessment; Electricity distribution units; Network length; Performance measures; Stochastic data envelopment analysis

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; POWER QUALITY;

ASSESSMENT; DECISION MAKING UNIT; ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; STOCHASTIC DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC ENVIRONMENT;

STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

EID: 84933574984     PISSN: 01420615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2015.06.002     Document Type: Article

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