Modeling Retail Supply Chain Efficiency: Exploration and Comparative Analysis of Different Approaches

Retail supply chains are key on any market. Their significance has long been recognized in the literature and practice. Various factors such as pandemics, economic crises, wars, natural disasters have further increased interest this area. However, most recent research focused more resilience, sustainability, energy consumption, a circular economy, while efficiency of logistics processes almost completely overlooked. Logistics process retail chain is fundamental principle without which all mentioned performances cannot desired values. This gap precisely main motivation research. In paper, models presented can be used, with some modifications, to measure chain. The were based data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach. Four groups identified: standard DEA models, decomposition network game-theory-based models. second part various approaches tested real example trading company operating Serbia. Seven observed, each consisting distribution center (DC) store (RS). Variables used number pallet places, costs, deliveries, accuracy turnover. results showed advantages disadvantages different examples. contributions paper lie unique measuring creates an excellent foundation for future measurements systems, equally useful researchers industry experts.