Concurrent estimation of efficiency, effectiveness and returns to scale

International Journal of Systems Science

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1202-1220

  Khodakarami, Mohsen ^a   Shabani, Amir ^b   Saen, Reza Farzipoor ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

integrated two stage DEA; network data envelopment analysis; returns to scale; service effectiveness; technical effectiveness; technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS;

INTEGRATED TWO-STAGE DEA; NETWORK DATA; RETURNS TO SCALE; SERVICE EFFECTIVENESS; TECHNICAL EFFECTIVENESS; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84995355521     PISSN: 00207721     EISSN: 14645319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207721.2014.919073     Document Type: Article

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