Carbon efficiency evaluation: An analytical framework using fuzzy DEA

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 253, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 428-440

  Ignatius, Joshua ^a   Ghasemi, M R ^a,b   Zhang, Feng ^c   Emrouznejad, Ali ^d   Hatami Marbini, Adel ^e  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b New Technology University of Sabzevar   (Iran)

^c HEBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e LOUVAIN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Energy efficiency; Fuzzy expected interval; Fuzzy expected value; Fuzzy ranking approach

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; FUZZY RULES; FUZZY SETS; PRODUCTIVITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION; EXPECTED INTERVAL; FUZZY EXPECTED VALUE; FUZZY RANKINGS; PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE; REAL-WORLD EVALUATION; RELATIVE EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84978012298     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2016.02.014     Document Type: Article

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