A generalized cost Malmquist index to compare the productivities of units with negative data in DEA

Subject Areas : Calculus of variations and optimal control; optimization

G. Tohidi ¹ (Department of Mathematics, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran)
S. Razavyan ² (Department of Mathematics, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran)
S. Tohidnia ³ (Department of Mathematics, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2014-07-09 Accepted : 2014-09-27 Published : 2014-09-29

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