A note on two-stage network DEA model: Frontier projection and duality

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 248, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 342-346

  Lim, Sungmook ^a   Zhu, Joe ^b,c  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^b NANJING AUDIT UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Duality; Efficiency; Frontier projection; Two stage

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; INSURANCE;

DEA MODELS; DUAL MODEL; DUAL SOLUTIONS; DUALITY; FRONTIER PROJECTION; NETWORK DEA; NETWORK DEA MODEL; NON-LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84940860919     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2015.06.050     Document Type: Article

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