Volume 10, No. 2, August 2011

 

Technical Efficiency Estimation via Metafrontier Technique

with Factors that Affect Supply Chain Operations

Ibrahim Mosaad El-Atroush
Department of Economics, Tanta University Egypt, Egypt
and
Department of Economics, City University London, U.K.
Gabriel Montes-Rojas
Department of Economics, City University London, U.K.
Abstract

This paper presents a metafrontier production function and investigates factors that affect textile and apparel supply chain operations for firms operating under different technologies and ownership structures. Results show variability in efficiency scores. In addition, we find supply chain operations shift the production function and enhance technical efficiency.

Key words: apparel; metafrontier; supply chain variables technical efficiency; textiles
JEL classification: C23; C51; D24; L67

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