THE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OF SAVING COOPERATIVE LIMITED OF PUBLIC SECTOR IN THAILAND

Abstract

The study aimed to analyse the operational efficiency of public sector co-operatives in the years 2007, 2012, and 2016 by means of Data Envelopment Analysis by BCC-O Modal.  The study specified three production factors, i.e. members’ deposit, total expenses, and co-operative’s capital; and two product factors, i.e. asset and total incomes.  Findings were the operational efficiency of public sector co-operatives in Thailand in the aforementioned three years was high, i.e. the average efficiency scores were 0.89, 0.85, and 0.82 in the years 2007, 2012, and 2016, respectively.  However, it was in the decreasing trend. The numbers of highest efficiency co-operatives were 9.50%, 7.68%, and 9.96% in the years 2007, 2012, and 2016, respectively.  Most of these were large co-operatives. The study found that among the highest efficiency co-operatives, the teacher and police co-operatives had the highest ratio in comparison with co-operatives of other professions.