A dynamic multi-stage data envelopment analysis model with application to energy consumption in the cotton industry

Energy Economics

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 320-328

  Khalili Damghani, Kaveh ^a   Tavana, Madjid ^b,c   Santos Arteaga, Francisco J ^d   Mohtasham, Sima ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

^d Departamento de Economía Aplicada II Inst Complutense de Estudios Internacionales Universidad Complutense de Madrid Campus de Somosaguas ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Dynamic; Energy planning; Farm efficiency; Multi stage

Indexed keywords

COTTON; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DYNAMICS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; SEED;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS MODELS; DECISION MAKING UNIT; ENERGY PLANNING; FARM EFFICIENCIES; MULTI STAGE; MULTIPLE INPUTS AND OUTPUTS; NONPARAMETRIC METHODS; RELATIVE EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

COTTON; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY USE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 84939561112     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2015.06.020     Document Type: Article

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