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Establishing a strategic framework for improving productivity

Ron McTavish (Faculty of Business, Brock University, Ontario, Canada)
A. Gunasekaran (Department of Manufacturing and Engineering Systems, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK)
Suresh Goyal (Faculty of Commerce and Administration, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
Paavo Yli‐Olli (School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland)

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

ISSN: 0957-6061

Article publication date: 1 August 1996

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Abstract

Deals with the construction of a strategic framework for improving the productivity of firms. Productivity improvement (PI) has become an important aspect of organizations striving for a major share in international markets. New productivity improvement strategies facilitate an increase in the awareness of PI in present day organizations and help to set‐up an appropriate framework for the management of productivity. Presents a strategic approach for improving productivity and guidelines for establishing productivity measurement criteria.

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McTavish, R., Gunasekaran, A., Goyal, S. and Yli‐Olli, P. (1996), "Establishing a strategic framework for improving productivity", Integrated Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 7 No. 4, pp. 12-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/09576069610125067

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