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Empirical study of the performance of Ontario's pulp and paper mills using bootstrap data envelopment analysis

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  • Shashi K. Shahi
  • Mohamed Dia

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Ontario's pulp and paper mills have been facing extreme competitive pressures due to declining markets and low-cost competition from around the world, which have affected their performance and relative technical efficiency. This study uses a non-parametric technique, bootstrap data envelopment analysis, in analysing the operational efficiency of 23 pulp and paper mills in Ontario with sample data collected over a period of 17 years (1999 to 2015). The results indicate low levels of efficiencies due to the management of operations as well as the scale of operations, especially during the economic downturns. In addition, we noticed regional differences in the operational efficiencies of these mills. These results provide comprehensive details to mill managers to reallocated future resources.

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  • Shashi K. Shahi & Mohamed Dia, 2020. "Empirical study of the performance of Ontario's pulp and paper mills using bootstrap data envelopment analysis," International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 31(1), pages 98-133.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijpqma:v:31:y:2020:i:1:p:98-133
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