Purpose: The purpose of this study is to show the usage of DEA in efficiency measurement. Design/methodology/approach: The efficiencies of textile and apparel companies were analyzed by input-oriented DEA model under variable return to scale assumption. The textile and apparel companies quoted...

The Textile Industry in India is one of the largest and oldest process industries in terms of number of plants. With an increase in competition and the removal of quota system, most of the Textile process houses were forced to look at cost reduction to survive. In any industry, the three top...

Thailand's textile industry is the traditional industrial sector which shows the continuous increase in energy consumption and Energy Intensity (EI) index, primarily on electrical and thermal energy. This paper aims to track the implementation of energy conservation measures through the textile...