Evaluation of the Performance of the Country's Provinces of Consumption Cooperative (Using Linear Programming Method)

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J, Rezaei ¹ , H. Akrami ² , Z. Rezaei ³

1 - کارشناس ارشد اقتصاد و عضو هئیت علمی مؤسسۀ مطالعات و پژوهش های بازرگانی
2 - فوق لیسانس مهندسی صنایع- کارشناس عالی بانک اقتصاد نوین
3 - دانشجوی کارشناس ارشد مدیریت بازرگانی واحد تهران جنوب- کارشناس بانکی تعاونی اعتیار ایران خودرو،

Received: 2015-09-25 Accepted : 2015-09-25 Published : 2014-06-22

Keywords: Efficiency, Linear programming, consumer cooperative,

Abstract :

In this study, the performance of the country's provinces has been evaluated using linear planning method. For this purpose, using non-parametric technique that is based on mathematical programming methods, and in particular Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), provinces of the country have been classified and ranked. In this research, according to the input and output of cooperative agencies, taking in 30 provinces in 2009, their efficiency has been evaluated with the assumption of constant and variable return to scale. The results show that considering the first assumption, provinces of Zanjan, North Khorasan, kohkiloyeh and Boyerahmad, Sistan and Baluchestan and Lorestan, have the highest efficiency among the country's provinces. Also, having the second assumption into the account, the provinces of Fars, Khorasan Razavi, Tehran and Qom, Isfahan would be efficient. Finally, regarding the patterns being kohkilouyeh and Boyerahmad and based on the findings of this study can be said that in order to increase efficiency of the non-efficient provinces, kohkilouyeh and Boyerahmad should be considered as the pattern.