This chapter develops a productivity analysis of the US telecommunications industry using a data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach. The study concerns itself with eight telecommunications companies. Output variables used are market price, return on equity, and debt equity ratio. The input...

In order to accomplish the goals of maintaining an effective supply chain, the firm needs to establish and maintain long-term relationships with its suppliers. Most supply chain problems inherently involve multiple conflicting criteria. Risks in the supply chain are dynamic in nature. While some...