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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Industry productivity"”.
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Enhancing productivity in agricultural packing operations through TPM and lean manufacturing: a case study of asparagus processing in Peru
… model with the objective of increasing the productivity of asparagus packing, one of the main problems of the Peruvian agricultural industry. Through the application of an autonomous and preventive maintenance strategy, it seeks to eliminate untimely stops in the asparagus processing line. …
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Modeling the semiconductor industry dynamics
The semiconductor industry is an exciting and challenging industry. Strong demand at the application end, plus the high capital intensity and rapid technological innovation in manufacturing, makes it difficult to manage supply chain planning and investment in technology transitions. Better …
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Developing flexibility through alternative project delivery methods for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project management business process
… regulatory processes frustrate construction industry productivity and reduce the likelihood that large infrastructure projects will be delivered on-schedule and on-budget. Divergence from entrenched project delivery methods can provide flexibility to project managers and offers advantages for …
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Risk, efficiency and industry dynamics in the Australian banking sector
… applies innovative methods to the efficiency and productivity analysis of the Australian banking system. Key areas of investigation include the impact of regulatory reforms on bank performance, the impact of firm entry and exit on industry productivity and the changing nature of banking and the …
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Productivity performance of US passenger airlines since deregulation
To evaluate US passenger airlines' productivity performance since the airline deregulation in 1978, this research measures and compares productivity at both the US airline industry and individual carrier levels. Productivity is measured at the aggregate airline industry level in terms of …
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Application of design for manufacture principles to building design and construction.
… for manufacture be successful in improving the productivity and quality of building component production and building construction? These two questions emerged during exploratory research focused on the use of design to improve construction industry productivity and quality. Subsequent review of …
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Leadership in Reaching Global Consensus on Technologicl Standardization
… deficiencies have created cumbersome industry productivity problems. The purpose of the study was to determine whether differences exist between organizations in the acceptance and implementation of non-proprietary international standards and the required processes for change. This …
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Overweight Vehicle Permitting Alternatives
… to roads and bridges, can enhance the trucking industry productivity, and thus yield economic benefits both regionally and nationally. In the United States, individual states administer oversize and overweight vehicle permit programs to regulate and collect revenues from overweight operations. …
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Multinational enterprises, technology transfer and spillovers: panel data evidence from UK manufacturing industry
… extent of transfer. Secondly, there are intra-industry productivity spillovers from FDI in UK manufacturing industries and there is evidence that spillover effects a re bi-directional. Thirdly, the extent to which local firms benefit from the advanced technology of multinational firms depends …
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The impact of foreign direct investment on productivity and growth in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
… on the impact of foreign direct investment on productivity and growth in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which is dealt with in three related studies. The first study undertakes an investigation of the existence and nature of technology and productivity spillovers from …
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Three Essays on Corporate Policies
… adopt foreign technologies, leading to higher productivity. The proposed model of endogenous selection and innovation in heterogeneous firms can explain both the observed selection patterns and the innovation decisions. The innovation upon acquisition is further shown in the data to be …
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Systemic barriers to a future transformation of the building industry from a buyer controlled to a seller driven industry: an analysis of key systemic variables in the building industry, such as 'procurement model', 'buyer perception', 'production mode',
… always been a mystery, why the Danish building industry stagnated after the industrial breakthrough, and never was able to adapt the industrial production, business culture, buyer perception, and leadership and management, used in nearly all other Danish industries. This study offers a new …