Multi-choice conic goal programming model-based network data envelopment analysis

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Issue		RAIRO-Oper. Res. Volume 58, Number 4, July-August 2024


Page(s)		3391 - 3416
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ro/2024117
Published online		27 August 2024

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