Allocating the fixed cost as a complementary input in two-stage system: a DEA approach

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Issue		RAIRO-Oper. Res. Volume 58, Number 5, September-October 2024


Page(s)		3871 - 3893
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ro/2024080
Published online		24 September 2024

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