data envelopment analysis (dea) and balanced scorecard (bsc) are two well-known approaches for measuring performance of decision making units (dmus). bsc is especially applied with quality measures, whereas, when the quantity measures are used to evaluate, dea is more appropriate. in the real-world, dmus usually have complex structures such as network structures. one of the well-known network s...

introduction: the major target of this paper shows effect of selected decision variables in the steam system foroptimization of thermal combined cycle power plant.material and method: exergoeconomic, and other similar terms used to imply the combined thermodynamicand economic analysis of energy systems, which helps to increase the efficiency of a plant without jeopardizingits economic viability...