Evaluating the environmental efficiency of a two-stage system with undesired outputs by a DEA approach: An interest preference perspective

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 254, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1047-1062

  Wu, Jie ^a   Yin, Pengzhen ^a   Sun, Jiasen ^b   Chu, Junfei ^a   Liang, Liang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Desired and undesired outputs; Environmental efficiency; Short and long term interest; Two stage system

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EFFICIENCY; POLLUTION;

DESIRED AND UNDESIRED OUTPUTS; EFFICIENCY RANKINGS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; LONG-TERM INTERESTS; OPTIMAL EFFICIENCY; SHORT-TERM INTERESTS; TWO STAGE SYSTEM;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84992311610     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2016.04.034     Document Type: Article

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