Impact of scale on performance and technology in process-intensive industry
Thesis (Sc.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 1999.
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| author | Nystrom, Jeffrey D. (Jeffrey David), 1970- |
| author2 | Thomas W. Eagar. |
| author_facet | Thomas W. Eagar. Nystrom, Jeffrey D. (Jeffrey David), 1970- |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/93782019-04-09T17:45:05Z Impact of scale on performance and technology in process-intensive industry Nystrom, Jeffrey D. (Jeffrey David), 1970- Thomas W. Eagar. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering. Materials Science and Engineering. Thesis (Sc.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 1999. "February 2000." Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-116). Two surveys are performed to determine production methods, competitive strategies, and scale disadvantages for a group of small manufacturing plants. Detailed comparisons of economic, operational, and development activities are presented to identify differences between industry production standards and small-scale plants. As a group, the small-scale plants had similar production costs to the standard-scale plants. The small-scale plants experienced lower average unit fixed costs as a result of lower capital investment and indirect labor expenses. The small-scale plants operated closer to their theoretical efficiency levels than the standard-scale plants. The procedure used to collect and analyze data is referred to as the direct comparison method. The direct comparison method involves conducting detailed one-to-one comparisons of production systems at the plant-level. A pattern of operational trends are reported that contribute to the economic performance of small-scale plants. The small-scale plants compensated for scale disadvantages by having greater technology independence, conserving capital, conducting internal development, and promoting process competence. by Jeffrey D. Nystrom. Sc.D. 2005-08-22T20:43:35Z 2005-08-22T20:43:35Z 1999 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9378 44869624 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 116 p. 6139569 bytes 6139327 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Materials Science and Engineering. Nystrom, Jeffrey D. (Jeffrey David), 1970- Impact of scale on performance and technology in process-intensive industry |
| title | Impact of scale on performance and technology in process-intensive industry |
| title_full | Impact of scale on performance and technology in process-intensive industry |
| title_fullStr | Impact of scale on performance and technology in process-intensive industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of scale on performance and technology in process-intensive industry |
| title_short | Impact of scale on performance and technology in process-intensive industry |
| title_sort | impact of scale on performance and technology in process intensive industry |
| topic | Materials Science and Engineering. |
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