Extended symmetric and asymmetric weight assignment methods in data envelopment analysis

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 621-631

  Hatami Marbini, Adel ^a   Rostamy Malkhalifeh, Mohsen ^b   Agrell, Per J ^a   Tavana, Madjid ^c,d   Mohammadi, Fatemeh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; District heating; Symmetric weight assignment technique; Weight restriction

Indexed keywords

DISTRICT HEATING;

DISCRIMINATORY POWER; DISTRICT-HEATING PLANTS; DUAL WEIGHTS; INPUT AND OUTPUTS; MARGINAL PRICES; POTENTIAL PROBLEMS; WEIGHT ASSIGNMENT; WEIGHT RESTRICTION;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84937604057     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2015.06.014     Document Type: Article

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