Efficiency Measurement and Benchmarking: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis to Select Multi Brand Retail Firms in India

Pradhan, Abhilas Kumar; Kamble, Aakash

doi:10.5958/0976-478x.2015.00016.6

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“…On the other hand, although Donthu and Yoo (1998) stated that using profits in DEA as output is objectionable, sales and profits were seen to be the most frequently used outputs (Balios et al , 2015; Bardakcı and Baran, 2019; Duman et al , 2017; Ersoy, 2017; Gandhi and Shankar, 2014; Huang et al , 2019; Pradhan and Kamble, 2015). In fact, this is not surprising because the main establishment goal of retailers is to increase sales and profits (Berman and Evans, 2004).…”

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“…Considering that the researchers were free to examine the scope of the study (Buchanan et al , 1999), the inputs and outputs used in DEA were different in studies. In some previous studies (Bardakcı and Baran, 2019; Gandhi and Shankar, 2014; Pradhan and Kamble, 2015), the costs of companies were used as DEA inputs. In this respect, DEA inputs were created in this study by retailers’ personnel costs, rental costs and advertising costs.…”

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COVID effect on retailing: a study on consumers’ retailer preferences during economic recession periods: evidence from Turkey as a predominantly Muslim society

Baran

2021

JIMA

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore consumers’ retailer preferences during economic growth and recession periods in a Muslim-intensive country, and to compare the efficiency of retailers of different formats. Design/methodology/approach The data of the retailers operating in different formats in the first two quarters of 2018–2020 are used in the study. The data are analyzed by using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The inputs of the DEA model are personnel expenses, rent costs and advertising expenses; and the outputs are sales and profits, which are the main objective of businesses. Because of the structure of the data, the non-oriented approach is used. The efficiency of retailers is determined in the study with super efficiency, which allows retailers to rank their productivity. Findings Findings of study present that consumers exhibited price-oriented behaviors during economic recession periods. DEA findings shows that discount stores are the most efficient retailers. However, study findings also reveal that retailers who support cost-reduction strategies with promotion activities are more efficient than others during economic recession periods. Practical implications Recommendations are made for the decision makers of the retailers in line with the findings of the study. Originality/value The study contributes to the literature by evaluating the consumer preferences and the efficiency of retailers in COVID-19 outbreak period, which is one of the most special periods in world history.

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COVID effect on retailing: a study on consumers’ retailer preferences during economic recession periods: evidence from Turkey as a predominantly Muslim society

Baran

2021

JIMA

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“…The optimum solution of Equation 1is θ*, which represents the optimal effi ciency value of the kth family farm. If θ * = 1, it indicates that the kth family farm is relatively effi cient and is on the grain production frontier (Coelli et al, 1998), and indicates that the current input level cannot be reduced (Pradhan and Kamble, 2015). If θ* < 1, it means the kth family farm is relatively inefficient, hence there is a possibility of reducing current input level for the same output (Pradhan and Kamble, 2015).…”

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“…If θ * = 1, it indicates that the kth family farm is relatively effi cient and is on the grain production frontier (Coelli et al, 1998), and indicates that the current input level cannot be reduced (Pradhan and Kamble, 2015). If θ* < 1, it means the kth family farm is relatively inefficient, hence there is a possibility of reducing current input level for the same output (Pradhan and Kamble, 2015). The smaller θ* is, the lower the effi ciency of the kth family farm will be, which implies that there is more possibility for reducing the current input level to obtain the same level of output.…”

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Does Security of Land Operational Rights Matter for the Improvement of Agricultural Production Efficiency under the Collective Ownership in China?

Liu

Yan

et al. 2021

China and World Economy

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Under the "separation of three rights" policy, the impact of security of land operational rights on agricultural production efficiency has attracted much attention in recent years. Data envelopment analysis and mediation effect analysis were applied to 888 family farms run by new-type agricultural operators from Songjiang to identify the mechanism of the effect of land operational rights security on agricultural production effi ciency through long-term investment. The results show that greater security of land operational rights generally increased agricultural production effi ciency. Approximately 37.94 percent of the impact could be explained by long-term investment. The results also indicate that signifi cant heterogeneity exists in the effect of land operational rights security on agricultural production efficiency at various levels of the family farms' effi ciency distributions. It is suggested that government should legalize land operational rights and give them a status equal to those of households' contractual rights and land ownership rights in China's future land tenure reform.

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“…Production can be understood as the act of transforming inputs into outputs with the help of technology (PRADHAN;KAMBLE, 2015). Then, in a productive process the applied inputs in the production should be used as best as possible, so that there is no excess.…”

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Multicriteria Method in Data Envelopment Analysis: an application to measure the performance of the instrument of charging for water in the State of Ceará basins

Rodrigues

Aquino

Thomaz

et al. 2017

RBRH

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The water policies adopt management instruments, among which the charge for water use stands out. Because there are many factors that can be used in an analysis of the efficiency of this management instrument in a watershed, it is necessary to use a scientific methodology for multi-criteria analysis. The aim of this study was to analyze the performance of charging for the use of raw water in the river basins of Ceará State in the main categories of use (industrial, supply and irrigation) using the methodology for data envelopment analysis (DEA) and the BBC model, with the help of computational tool SIAD (Integrated System for Decision Support) to designate the most and the least efficient units in order to improve the management of these resources. In this study, the industry units stood out, shwoing an average efficiency of 57.67%, followed by the public supply with an average efficiency of 22.69% and irrigation with an average efficiency of 11.78%. The charge for the use of water in the Litoral basin, in the industrial sector, stood out as the most efficient unit of the whole study, as the least efficient unit was the basin of the Litoral, in the irrigation sector.Keywords: Multicriteria analysis; Data envelopment analysis; Charging of the water. RESUMOAs políticas de recursos hídricos adotam instrumentos de gerenciamento, dentre os quais se destaca a cobrança pelo uso da água. Por existir múltiplos fatores que podem ser utilizados em uma análise da eficiência desse instrumento de gerenciamento em uma bacia hidrográfica, faz-se necessário o uso de uma metodologia científica de análise multicritério. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar o desempenho da cobrança pelo uso da água bruta nas bacias hidrográficas do Estado do Ceará nas principais categorias de uso (industrial, abastecimento e irrigação) utilizando a metodologia de Análise por Envoltória de Dados (AED) e o modelo BBC, com o auxilio da ferramenta computacional SIAD (Sistema Integrado de Apoio à Decisão) para designar as unidades mais eficientes e menos eficientes a fim de aperfeiçoar a gestão desses recursos. Neste estudo, as unidades da indústria se destacaram, apresentando uma eficiência média de 57,67%, seguida pelo abastecimento público com uma eficiência média de 22,69% e a irrigação com uma eficiência média de 11,78%. A cobrança pelo uso da água da bacia do Litoral, no setor industrial, se destacou como a unidade mais eficiente de todo o conjunto estudado, já a unidade menos eficiente foi a bacia do Litoral, no setor irrigação.

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Efficiency Measurement and Benchmarking: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis to Select Multi Brand Retail Firms in India

Cited by 4 publications

References 31 publications

COVID effect on retailing: a study on consumers’ retailer preferences during economic recession periods: evidence from Turkey as a predominantly Muslim society

COVID effect on retailing: a study on consumers’ retailer preferences during economic recession periods: evidence from Turkey as a predominantly Muslim society

Does Security of Land Operational Rights Matter for the Improvement of Agricultural Production Efficiency under the Collective Ownership in China?

Multicriteria Method in Data Envelopment Analysis: an application to measure the performance of the instrument of charging for water in the State of Ceará basins

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