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A dual simplex-based method for determination of the right and left returns to scale in DEA

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  • Zarepisheh, M.
  • Soleimani-damaneh, M.

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This study reviews the concept of the "right" and the "left" returns to scale (RTS) in data envelopment analysis (DEA), and a dual simplex-based method, for determining these two notions in RTS, is proposed, which has computational advantages as compared to the customary method.

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  • Zarepisheh, M. & Soleimani-damaneh, M., 2009. "A dual simplex-based method for determination of the right and left returns to scale in DEA," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 194(2), pages 585-591, April.
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