An exploratory study on contextual variables and manufacturing efficiency

Sarmiento, Roberto, Byrne, Mike, Beale, Joanna Robyn and Knowles, Graeme 2009. An exploratory study on contextual variables and manufacturing efficiency. International Journal of Services and Operations Management 5 (3) , pp. 275-298. 10.1504/IJSOM.2009.024148

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Abstract

This paper explores the potential impact of a group of contextual variables on manufacturing efficiency in a sample of 48 UK firms. Several Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) models, which include manufacturing performance measures as inputs and outputs, are examined with regards to their association with variables such as labour turnover, firm size, production technology and others. By means of correlation analysis, it is observed that the variable 'labour turnover' is significantly, negatively and validly associated with higher levels of manufacturing efficiency in some of the models included in the investigation. The implications of these results are discussed and recommendations for future studies are proposed.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Manufacturing efficiency; contextual variables; data envelopment analysis; DEA; labour turnover; UK manufacturing; United Kingdom; firm size; production technology.
Publisher:	Inderscience Publishers
ISSN:	1744-2370
Last Modified:	22 Feb 2013 03:22
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/17811

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