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Author: | Ceretta, P.S. Scherer, F.L. |
Title: | Recent performance of large Brazilian supermarket chains |
Journal: | Latin American business review
2003 : VOL. 4:1, p. 1-21 |
Index terms: | Chain stores Data envelopment analysis Efficiency Performance appraisal Supermarkets |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | This study contributes to the literature concerning good management in Brazilian supermarket industry sector. The objective is evaluating the performance of the sector by utilizing data envelopment analysis. A sample composed of 50 major supermarket chains is used to identify levels of total technical efficiency, pure technical efficiency and inefficiency of scale. Also, the type of return-to-scale and the level of change of efficiency are investigated through time. |
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