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008			160615b2015 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
100			_aPradhan, Abhilas Kumar
245			_aEfficiency Measurement and Benchmarking _cAn Application of Data Envelopment Analysis to Select Multi
260			_c2015
300			_a258 - 272
520			_aThe paper makes an attempt to measure the relative Technical Efficiency (TE) of twelve multi-brand retail firms in India, using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). An input oriented DEA under the assumption of Variable Returns to Scale (VRS) has been proposed for the study and analysis has been conducted for the period 2012-13. The study has relied on secondary source for data on the input and output variables. Based on the method and the choice variables, it has measured technical efficiencies and identified the efficient and relatively less efficient firms in the group. DEA revealed that five multi-brand retail firms, Out of the twelve, Are on the efficiency frontier and the remaining seven were found to be below it. For the relatively less efficient firms, the input slacks have been calculated which has important managerial implications for efficient resource utilization through better management practices. It was also found that among the twelve brands, Brand house Retails Ltd. and GIVO Ltd. are the most efficient multi-brand retail firms in the group.
650			_aMultibrand Retail Firm
650			_aOutput Slacks
650			_aInput Slacks
650			_aBenchmarking
650			_aTechnical Efficiency
650			_aVariable Returns To Scale
650			_aConstant Returns To Scale
650			_aOutput Orientation
650			_aInput Orientation
650			_aData Envelopment Analysis
773			_aJournal of Commerce & Management Thought _dApril
999			_c42965 _d42965