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Productivity measurement in small manufacturing enterprises in the steel and engineering industry of South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisor Ghyoot, V. G. (Valmond George) 1951-
dc.contributor.advisor Krüger, L. P. (Louis Petrus) 1960-
dc.contributor.author Webber, Anthony Edwin en
dc.date.accessioned 2015-01-23T04:24:30Z
dc.date.available 2015-01-23T04:24:30Z
dc.date.issued 1996-06 en
dc.identifier.citation Webber, Anthony Edwin (1996) Productivity measurement in small manufacturing enterprises in the steel and engineering industry of South Africa, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17853> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17853
dc.description.abstract The South African economy desperately requires an injection from small manufacturing enterprises that are productive and highly organized - hence the need to identify suitable productivity measurement approaches for use in these enterprises. The following research question was formulated: Which productivity approach( es) is (are) generally most suitable for small manufacturing enterprises in the steel and engineering industry of South Africa? The following directions of research were identified: (1) A literature search revealed 12 productivity measurement approaches. The theory of each is discussed in detail. (2) An empirical search was performed to establish the requirements of industry. This process is fully discussed. The results of both the literature and empirical searches were used to develop a list of criteria. These criteria were compared with each of the approaches, and only three were found to conform to these requirements. The results of this comparison provided the answer to the research question.
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (193, x leaves) en
dc.language.iso en
dc.subject Productivity measurement approaches
dc.subject Productivity measurement models
dc.subject Manufacturing productivity
dc.subject Profitability through productivity
dc.subject Productivity in small enterprises
dc.subject Small enterprise productivity measurement
dc.subject.ddc 338.060968 en
dc.subject.lcsh Steel industry and trade en
dc.subject.lcsh Small business -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Industrial productivity -- South Africa -- Measurement en
dc.subject.lcsh Engineering industry -- South Africa en
dc.title Productivity measurement in small manufacturing enterprises in the steel and engineering industry of South Africa en
dc.type Dissertation
dc.description.department Department of Business Management
dc.description.degree M.Com (Business Management) en


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