Investigating the efficiency of milk production units in Mianeh county

Performance enhancement is one of the ways to manage profitability and improve competitiveness in manufacturing units. Regarding the position of milk production under the livestock sector, despite the dispersion and difficulty of collecting the required data, in this study, data envelopment analysis was used to identify the solutions for optimal management in livestock units of Mianeh county. Data were collected through a questionnaire in a census sampling of 40 units. The results showed that from 40 units studied only nine units had less than one efficiency score and there was a possibility to provide a solution for improvement in performance according to available information for them. Of course the average efficiency of the units studied was equal to 0.945, which indicates functionally suitable for the production of milk in the studied area. According to the research findings, consumption of electricity, medicine, forage, and straw requires more attention, as well as the unit 31 was found to be the superior unit in terms of effectiveness and repetition among the units studied.