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Du, J., Wang, J., Chen, Y., Chou, S-Y, and Zhu, Joe, Incorporating Health Outcomes in Pennsylvania Hospital Efficiency: An Additive Super-efficiency DEA Approach, Annals of Operations Research, in press
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Cook, W.D., Harrison, J., Rouse, P. and Zhu, Joe, Relative Efficiency Measurement: The Problem of a Missing Output in a Subset of Decision Making Units, European Journal of Operational Research, (in press)
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Du, J., Chen, C-M, Chen, Y., Cook, W.D. and Joe Zhu, Joe, Additive Super-efficiency in Integer-valued Data Envelopment Analysis, European Journal of Operational Research, 218 (2012), 186-192.
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Lee, H-S, and Zhu, Joe, Super-efficiency infeasibility and zero data in DEA, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 216 (2012), 429-433.


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Du, J., Liang, L., Chen, Y., Cook, W.D. and Zhu, Joe, A Bargaining Game Model for Measuring Performance of Two-stage Network Structures, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol 210, Issue 2 (2011), 390-397.
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Liang, L., Li, Z-Q, Cook, W.D. and Zhu, Joe, DEA Efficiency in Two-Stage Networks with Feed Back, IIE Transactions, Vol 43 (2011), 309-322.
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Lee, H-S, Chu, C-W, and Zhu, Joe, Super-efficiency DEA in the Presence of Infeasibility, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 212 (2011), 141-147.
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Chen, C-M and Zhu, Joe, Efficient Resource Allocation via Efficiency Bootstraps: An Application to R&D Project Budgeting, Operations Research, Vol. 59, No. 3 (2011), 729-741.
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Cook, W.D. and Zhu, Joe, Output Specific Input Assurance Regions in DEA, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 62, (2011), 1881-1887.
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Cook, W.D. and Zhu, Joe, Multiple Variable Proportionality in Data Envelopment Analysis, Operations Research,  Vol. 59, No. 4 (2011), 1024-1032.


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Chen, Y., Cook, W.D. and Zhu, Joe, Deriving the DEA Frontier for Two-Stage Processes, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 202 (2010), 138-142.
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Du, J., Liang, L., and Zhu, Joe, A slacks-based measure of super-efficiency in data envelopment analysis: A Comment, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 204 (2010), 694-697.
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Cook, W.D. and Zhu, Joe, Context-dependent performance standards in DEA, Annals of Operations Research, Vol. 173, No. 1 (2010), 163-175.
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Cook, W.D., Liang, L. and Zhu, Joe, Measuring Performance of Two-Stage Network Structures by DEA: A Review and Future Perspective, OMEGA, Vol. 38 (2010), 423-430.
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Chen, Y., Du, J., Sherman, H.D. and Zhu, Joe, DEA Model with Shared Resources and Efficiency Decomposition, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 207 (2010), 339-349.
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Cook, W.D., Zhu, Joe, Yang, F. and Bi, G-B, Network DEA: Additive Efficiency Decomposition, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 207, Issue 2 (2010), 1122-1129.


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Chen, Y., Liang, L. and Zhu, Joe, Equivalence in Two-Stage DEA Approaches, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 193 (2009), Issue 2, 600-604.
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Liang, L., Zha, Y., Cook, W.D. and Zhu, Joe, A Modified Super-efficiency DEA Model for Infeasibility, Journal of Operational Research Society, Vol. 69 (2009), 276-281.
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Chen, Y., Cook, W.D., Li, N. and Zhu, Joe, Additive Efficiency Decomposition in Two-Stage DEA, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 196 (2009), 1170-1176.
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Cook, W.D. Yang, F. and Zhu, Joe, Nonlinear inputs and diminishing marginal value in DEA, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 60, No. 11 (2009), 1567-1574.
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Cook, W.D. and Zhu, Joe, Piecewise Linear Output Measures in DEA, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 197 (2009), 312-319.


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Cooper, W.W. Z. Huang, S. Li and J. Zhu, A Response to the Critiques of Dmitruk and Koshevoy and of Bol, Journal of Productivity Analysis, Vol. 29, No. 1 (2008), 15-21.
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Cook, W.D. and Zhu, Joe, Context-dependent assurance regions in DEA, Operations Research, Vol. 56, No. 1 (2008), 69-78.
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Liang, L., Wu, J., Cook, W.D., and Zhu, Joe, Alternative secondary goals in DEA cross efficiency evaluation, International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 113 (2008), 1025-1030..
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Liang, L., Cook, W.D. and Zhu, Joe, DEA Models for two-stage processes: game approach and efficiency decomposition, Naval Research Logistics, Vol. 55 (2008), 643-653.
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Liang, L., Wu, J., Cook, W.D. and Zhu, Joe, The DEA game cross efficiency model and its Nash equilibrium, Operations Research, Vol. 56 (2008), 1278-1288.
(A program for the calculation of game cross efficiency via MATLAB is developed by Dr. Wu, J. To use this program, the user needs to change the data for inputs/output. Please contact Dr. Wu at <jacky012@mail.ustc.edu.cn> for any questions on using the program. Download Gamecross.m)


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Cook, W.D. and Zhu, Joe, Within-Group Common Weights in DEA: An Analysis of Power Plant Efficiency, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 178, Issue 1 (2007), 207-216.
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Cook, W.D. and Zhu, Joe, Classifying Inputs and Outputs in Data Envelopment Analysis, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 180, Issue 2 (2007), 692-699.
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Gregorious, G.N. and Zhu, Joe, Data envelopment analysis as an alternative performance evaluation tool in assessing the efficiency of funds of hedge funds, Journal of Portfolio Management, Vol. 33, No. 2 (2007), 120-132.
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Cooper, W.W., Seiford, L.M., Tone, K. and Zhu, Joe, Some models and measures for evaluating performances with DEA: Past accomplishments and future prospects, Journal of Productivity Analysis, Vol. 28, No. 3 (2007), 151-163.


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Chen, Y., Liang, L., Yang, F. and Zhu, Joe, Evaluation of information technology investment: A data envelopment analysis approach, Computers & Operations Research, Vol.33, Issue 5 (2006), 1368-1379.
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Cook, W.D. Green, R. and Zhu, Joe, Dual-Role Factors in DEA, IIE Transactions, Vol. 38, Number 2 (2006), 105-115.
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Cook, W.D. and Zhu, Joe, Incorporating Multi-Process Performance Standards Into the DEA Framework, Operations Research, Vol. 54, No. 4 (2006), 656-665.
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Cook, W.D. and Zhu, Joe, Rank order data in DEA: A general framework, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 174, Issue 2 (2006), 1021-1038.
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Cook, W.D. and Zhu, Joe, Preface for the Special Issue on “Performance Evaluation and Beyond: Data Envelopment Analysis Research Frontiers” in Honor of William W. Cooper, Annals of Operations Research, Vol. 145, No. 1 (2006), 1-3.
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Liang, L., Yang, F. Cook, W.D. and Zhu, Joe, DEA Models for Supply Chain Efficiency Evaluation, Annals of Operations Research, Vol. 145, No. 1 (2006), 35-49.
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Sherman, D.H. and Zhu, Joe, Benchmarking with Quality-adjusted DEA (Q-DEA) to Seek Lower-Cost High-Quality Service: Evidence from a U.S. bank application, Annals of Operations Research, Vol. 145, No. 1 (2006), 301-319.


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Seiford, L.M. and Zhu, Joe, A response to comments on modeling undesirable factors in efficiency evaluation, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 161, Issue 2 (2005), 679-581.
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Morita, H., Hirokawa, K and Zhu, Joe, A slack based measure of efficiency in context dependent data envelopment analysis, OMEGA, Vol. 33, Issue 4 (2005), 357-362.
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Cook, W.D. and Zhu, Joe, Allocation of shared costs among decision making units: A DEA approach, Computers & Operations Research, Vol. 32, Issue 8, (2005), 2171-2178.
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Gregoriou, G.N., Sedzro, K. and Zhu, Joe, Hedge fund performance appraisal using data envelopment analysis, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 164, Issue 2 (2005), 555-571.
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Cook, W.D. and Zhu, Joe, Building performance standards into DEA structures, IIE Transactions, Vol 37, Issue 3 (2005), 267-275.
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Seiford, L.M. and Zhu, Joe, Notes On Sensitivity and Stability of the Classifications of Returns to Scale in Data Envelopment Analysis: A Comment, Journal of Productivity Analysis, Vol. 23, (2005), 315-316.
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Huang, Z.M., Li, S.X. and Zhu, Joe, A Special Issue on “Data Envelopment Analysis: Theories and Applications” in honor of William W. Cooper, International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making, Vol. 4, No. 3 (2005), 311-316.
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Chen, Y., Morita, H. and Zhu Joe, COntext-dependent DEA with An Application to Tokyo Public Libraries, International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making, Vol. 4, No. 3 (2005), 385-394.


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Zhu, Joe, A buyer-seller game model for selection and negotiation of purchasing bids: Extensions and New Models, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol 154, Issue 1, (2004), 150-156.
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Banker, R.D., Cooper, W.W., Seiford, L.M., Thrall, R.M. and Zhu, Joe, Returns to scale in different DEA models. European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 154, (2004), 345-362.
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Cooper, W.W., Seiford, L.M. and Zhu, Joe, Data envelopment analysis: History, Models and Interpretations, in Handbook on Data Envelopment Analysis, eds W.W. Cooper, L.M. Seiford and J. Zhu, Chapter 1, 1-39, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston. 2004.
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Banker, R.D., Cooper, W.W., Seiford, L.M., and Zhu, Joe, Returns to scale in DEA, in Handbook on Data Envelopment Analysis, eds W.W. Cooper, L.M. Seiford and J. Zhu, Chapter 2, 41-73, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston. 2004.
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Cooper, W.W., Li, Shanling, Seiford, L.M. and Zhu, Joe, Sensitivity Analysis in DEA, in Handbook on Data Envelopment Analysis, eds W.W. Cooper, L.M. Seiford and J. Zhu, Chapter 3, 75-97, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston. 2004.
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Cooper, W.W., Deng, H. Seiford, L.M. and Zhu, Joe, Congestion: Its Identification and Management with DEA, in Handbook on Data Envelopment Analysis, eds W.W. Cooper, L.M. Seiford and J. Zhu, Chapter 7, 177-201, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston. 2004.
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Chen, Y. and Zhu, Joe, Measuring information technology’s indirect impact on firm performance, Information Technology & Management Journal, Vol. 5, Issue 1-2 (2004), 9-22.
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Zhu, Joe, Imprecise DEA via standard linear DEA models with a revisit to a Korean mobile telecommunication company, Operations Research, Vol. 52, No. 2 (2004), 323-329.
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Cook, W.D., Seiford, L.M. and Zhu, Joe, Models for performance benchmarking: Measuring the effect of e-commerce activities on banking performance, OMEGA, Vol.32, Issue 4 (2004), 313-322.


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Johnson, S.A. and Zhu, Joe, Identifying top applicants in recruiting using data envelopment analysis, Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Vol. 37, (2003), 125-139.
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Zhu, Joe, Imprecise data envelopment analysis (IDEA): A review and improvement with an application, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 144, (2003), 513-529.
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Zhu, Joe, Efficiency evaluation with strong ordinal input and output measures, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol 145, (2003), 125-139.
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Cook, W.D. and Zhu, Joe, Output deterioration with input reduction in data envelopment analysis, IIE Transactions, Vol. 35, No. 3, (2003), 309-320.
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Chen, Y., Morita, H. and Zhu, Joe, Multiplier bounds in DEA via strong complementary slackness condition solution, International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 86, No. 1, (2003), 11-19.
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Seiford, L.M. and Zhu, Joe, Context-dependent data envelopment analysis: measuring attractiveness and progress. OMEGA, Vol. 31, Issue 5, (2003), 397-480. (Note: Computational errors have been discovered in the paper. However, they do not affect the results. These errors are corrected in Cook and Zhu, Designing and Modeling Performance Evaluation Issues, Springer Science, 2005. )
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Chen, Y. and Zhu, Joe, DEA Models for Identifying Critical Performance Measures, Annals of Operations Research, Vol. 124, Issue 1, (2003), 225-244
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Wilkens, K. and Zhu, Joe, Classifying hedge funds using data envelopment analysis, in Hedge Funds: Strategies, Risk Assessment, and Returns, Chapter 10, 161-175, eds G.N. Gregoriou, V.N. Karavas, and F. Rouah, BeardBooks, Washington, D.C. 2003 .


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Seiford, L.M. and Zhu, Joe, Modeling undesirable factors in efficiency evaluation, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 142, No. 1 (2002), 16-20.
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Seiford, L.M. and Zhu, Joe, Value judgment versus allocative efficiency: a case of Tennessee county jails, Journal of Management Sciences & Regional Development, Issue 4, July (2002), 89-98.
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Seiford, L.M. and Zhu, Joe, Classification invariance in data envelopment analysis, Chapter 10, 331-342, in Uncertainty and Optimality: Probability, Statistics & Operations Research, ed. J.C. Misra, World Scientific, Singapore, 2002.


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Zhu, Joe, Super-efficiency and DEA sensitivity analysis. European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 129, No. 2 (2001), 443-455. (Note: There is a typo in Theorem 2: There should be no "square root" at 1+r*. Please see this erratum.  to “Super-efficiency and DEA sensitivity analysis” European Journal of Operational Research, Volume 179, Issue 1, 16 May 2007, Page277)
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Cooper, W.W., Li, S., Seiford, L.M., Thrall, R.M. and Zhu, Joe, Sensitivity and stability analysis in DEA: some recent developments, Journal of Productivity Analysis, Vol. 15, (2001), 217-246.
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Wilkens, K. and Zhu, Joe, Portfolio evaluation and benchmark selection: A mathematical programming approach, Journal of Alternative Investments, Vol. 4, No. 1, Summer, (2001), 9-19.
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Cooper, W.W., Seiford, L.M., and Zhu, Joe, Slacks and congestion: response to a comment by R. Fare and S. Grosskopf, Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Vol. 35, No. 3 (2001), 205-215.
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Zhu, Joe, A multidimensional quality-of-life measure with an application to Fortune’s best cities, Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Vol. 35, No. 4 (2001), 263-284.


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Cooper, W.W., Seiford, L.M. and Zhu, Joe, A unified additive model approach for evaluating inefficiency and congestion with associated measures in DEA. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Vol. 34, No. 1 (2000), 1-25.
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Zhu, Joe, Multi-factor performance measure model with an application to Fortune 500 companies. European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 123, No. 1 (2000), 105-124.
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Zhu, Joe, Setting scale efficient targets in DEA via returns to scale estimation method. Journal of Operational Research Society, Vol. 51, No. 3 (2000), 376-378.
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Zhu, Joe, Further discussion on DEA and linear production function. European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 127, No. 3 (2000), 611-618.


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Seiford, L.M. and Zhu, Joe, An investigation of returns to scale under data envelopment analysis. OMEGA, International Journal of Management Science, Vol. 27, No. 1 (1999), 1-11.
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Seiford, L.M. and Zhu, Joe, Sensitivity and stability of the classification of returns to scale in data envelopment analysis. Journal of Productivity Analysis, Vol. 12, No. 1, (1999), 55-75.
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Seiford, L.M. and Zhu, Joe, Infeasibility of super efficiency data envelopment analysis models. INFOR, Information Systems & Operational Research, Vol. 37, No. 2, (May 1999), 174-187.
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Seiford, L.M. and Zhu, Joe, Profitability and marketability of the top 55 US commercial banks. Management Science, Vol. 45, No. 9 (September 1999), 1270-1288.


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Seiford, L.M. and Zhu, Joe, An acceptance system decision rule with data envelopment analysis. Computers and Operations Research, Vol. 25, No. 4, (1998), 329-332.
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Seiford, L.M. and Zhu, Joe, On piecewise loglinear and log efficiency measures. Computers and Operations Research, Vol. 25, No. 5, (1998), 389-395.
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Ray, S., Seiford, L.M., and Zhu, Joe, Market entity behavior of Chinese state-owned enterprises. OMEGA, International Journal of Management Science, Vol. 26, No. 2 (1998), 263-278.
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Seiford, L.M. and Zhu, Joe, Identifying excesses and deficits in Chinese industrial productivity (1953-1990): A weighted data envelopment analysis approach. OMEGA, International Journal of Management Science, Vol. 26, No. 2 (1998), 279-296.
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Seiford, L.M. and Zhu, Joe, Stability regions for maintaining efficiency in data envelopment analysis. European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 108, No. 1, (1998), 127-139.
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Seiford, L.M. and Zhu, Joe, On alternative optimal solutions in the estimation of returns to scale in DEA. European J. of Operational Research, Vol. 108, No. 1, (1998) 149-152.
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Zhu, Joe, Data envelopment analysis vs. principal component analysis: An illustrative study of economic performance of Chinese cities. European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 111, No. 1 (1998), 50-61.
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Seiford, L.M. and Zhu, Joe, Sensitivity analysis of DEA models for simultaneous changes in all the data. Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 49, (1998), 1060-1071.


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Zhu, Joe, and Z. Shen, A discussion of testing DMUs' returns to scale. European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 81 (1995), 590-596.
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Zhu, Joe, Data envelopment analysis with preference structure. Journal of Operational Research Society, Vol. 47 (1996), 136-150.
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Zhu, Joe, Robustness of the efficient DMUs in data envelopment analysis. European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 90, No. 3 (1996), 451-460.
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Zhu, Joe, DEA/AR analysis of the 1988-1989 performance of the Nanjing Textile Cooperation. Annals of Operations Research, Vol. 66, (1996), 311-335.