Title of article
An Analysis of the COVID-19 Contagion Growth in European Countries
Author/Authors
Shirouyehzad, Hadi Department of Industrial Engineering - Najafabad Branch - Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran , Jouzdani, Javid Department of Industrial Engineering - Golpayegan University of Tec,hnology Golpayegan, Iran , Khodadadi-Karimvand, Mazdak Department of Industrial Engineering - Najafabad Branch - Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
Pages
9
From page
11
To page
19
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many people around the globe. Europe, as one of the most seriously affected continents, has been struggling with the novel coronavirus for several months. Obviously, outbreak response management plays a critical role in the impact of the disease. Therefore, in this paper, Malmquist Productivity Index is used to evaluate the performance of the most severely affected European countries based on the average contagion rate. The results rank the countries and provides insight for the future.
Keywords
Outbreak Response Management , COVID-19 , Contagion Control , Data Envelopment Analysis , Malmquist Productivity Index , Performance Evaluation
Journal title
IJO: Iranian Journal of Optimization
Serial Year
2020
Record number
2524178
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