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In this paper, the authors propose a new model for identifying the critical input-output combinations for each DMU. A real-world application case of 21 international tourist hotels (ITHs) is used to illustrate the proposed approach.
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The research is supported by National Natural Science Funds of China for Innovative Research Groups under Grant No. 71121061, National Natural Science Funds of China under Grant No. 70901069, Special Fund for the Gainers of Excellent Ph.D’s Dissertations and Dean’s Scholarships of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China for New Teachers under Grant No. 20093402120013, Research Fund for the Excellent Youth Scholars of Higher School of Anhui Province of China under Grant No. 2010SQRW001ZD, Social Science Research Fund for Higher School of Anhui Province of China under Grant No. 2010SK004, and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant No. WK2040150007.
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Wu, J., Liang, L. A DEA model for identifying critical input-output performance measures. J Syst Sci Complex 25, 275–286 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11424-012-9221-6
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