【2013】Optimizing Firm Performance: Alignment of Operational Success Drivers on the Basis of Empirical Data
Book 图书名称:Optimizing Firm Performance: Alignment of Operational Success Drivers on the Basis of Empirical Data
Author 作者: Christian Faden
Publisher 出版社:Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Page 页数:176
Publishing Date 出版时间:Aug, 2013
Language 语言:English
Size 大小:3 MB
Format 格式:pdf 文字版
ISBN:3658027452 , 978-3658027452
Edition: 第1版 搜索过论坛,没有该文档
Academic research has identified several operational drivers in manufacturing companies that have an effect on either the physical production of goods or its distribution: working capital requirements, manufacturing performance, supply chain performance and supply chain risk. Despite the fact that these four operational drivers have been operationalized in empirical studies and theoretical discourses, no-one has yet conducted a holistic study of how they interrelate and what specific contribution they make to overall firm performance. The key question addressed by this study is therefore how companies should align these operational drivers of excellence to achieve superior firm performance. The results are based on a universe of 274 top-class manufacturing companies based in Germany, Switzerland or Austria and more than 15 interviews with top executives. By consequence, a trade-off exists: Strong firm performance requires a significant level of supply chain risk at the expense of working capital performance. Companies that accept a reasonable level of supply chain risk while maintaining high manufacturing and supply chain performance outperform the lowest-performing reference group by 14% in terms of sales, sales growth, profitability and market share ("firm performance").
== Table of contents ==
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Introduction and purpose....Pages 1-2
Working capital management: a review of performance measurement and its drivers....Pages 3-77
Driving firm performance based on an integrated operations approach consisting of manufacturing, supply chain management, working capital management and supply chain risk steering....Pages 78-110
Boosting firm performance: working capital management & supply risk chain steering as drivers....Pages 111-140
Coverage of the analysis....Pages 141-142
Summary....Pages 143-144
Back Matter....Pages 145-176