Benchmarking—A Way of Finding Risk Factors in Business Performance

The purpose of this study was to emphasize that the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method is an important benchmarking tool which provides necessary information for improving business performance. To fulfil abovementioned goal, we used a sample 48 Slovak companies involved in field heat supply. As their position economic and social environment country essential, considerable attention should be paid In addition DEA method, applied Best Value Method (BVM). We found highly tool, as it benchmarks units have problems with performance helps us reveal risk factors. also allows determine target values indicators. originality paper its comparison results BVM methods.