DEA-based integrated relationship of returns to scale – an application to road maintenance in Taiwan

An Integrated Relationship of Returns to Scale (IRRS) associated with multiple-stage Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is proposed for identifying the returns to scale (RTS) among decision-making units (DMUs) appropriately and accurately. The validity and feasibility of the proposed method is tested...

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Main Authors: Gang Lee, Ming-Miin Yu, Lung-Chuang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 2012-09-01
Series:Journal of Civil Engineering and Management
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Online Access:http://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/JCEM/article/view/4515