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A further clarification of OCRA and its properties in response to Wang and Wang (2005)

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    (Department of Management, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, Brookville, NY, USA)

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This is an exposition written in response to the claims in Wang and Wang (2005) about the problems with the method of OCRA, operational competitiveness rating analysis, for gauging the relative performances of a set of operating entities. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Celik Parkan, 2007. "A further clarification of OCRA and its properties in response to Wang and Wang (2005)," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 28(2), pages 161-168.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:mgtdec:v:28:y:2007:i:2:p:161-168
    DOI: 10.1002/mde.1364
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    1. Agrell, Per J. & Martin West, B., 2001. "A caveat on the measurement of productive efficiency," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 69(1), pages 1-14, January.
    2. Wang, Shouhong, 2006. "Comments on operational competitiveness rating analysis (OCRA)," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 169(1), pages 329-331, February.
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