Ranking production units by their impact on structural efficiency

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Ranking production units by their impact on structural efficiency. / Zhu, Ning; Hougaard, Jens Leth; Ghiyasi, Mojtaba .

In: Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 70, No. 5, 2019, p. 783-792.

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Zhu, N, Hougaard, JL & Ghiyasi, M 2019, 'Ranking production units by their impact on structural efficiency', Journal of the Operational Research Society, vol. 70, no. 5, pp. 783-792. https://doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2018.1457486

APA

Zhu, N., Hougaard, J. L., & Ghiyasi, M. (2019). Ranking production units by their impact on structural efficiency. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 70(5), 783-792. https://doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2018.1457486

Vancouver

Zhu N, Hougaard JL, Ghiyasi M. Ranking production units by their impact on structural efficiency. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 2019;70(5):783-792. https://doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2018.1457486

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Zhu, Ning ; Hougaard, Jens Leth ; Ghiyasi, Mojtaba . / Ranking production units by their impact on structural efficiency. In: Journal of the Operational Research Society. 2019 ; Vol. 70, No. 5. pp. 783-792.

Bibtex

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