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This paper uses the modified aggressive cross-efficiency model to calculate the weights of the decision-making units (DMUs). Then according to the consistency of peer-evaluation criteria, the entropy weight method is used to aggregate the index weights to generate a set of common weights, and a new Measurement of Alternatives and Ranking according to Compromise Solution (MARCOS) method is used to calculate the utility score of DMUs that can rank them completely. 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