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Thomas W. Eagar. Nystrom, Jeffrey D. (Jeffrey David), 1970- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering 2005-08-22T20:43:35Z 2005-08-22T20:43:35Z 1999 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9378 44869624 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. 116 p. 6139569 bytes 6139327 bytes application/pdf application/pdf eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology 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 Materials Science and Engineering. Impact of scale on performance and technology in process-intensive industry Thesis application/pdf false Publication unknown unknown <Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="0d5555e5-7369-4a28-99df-b60d319477e0"> <Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type> <Language>eng</Language> <Title>Impact of scale on performance and technology in process-intensive industry</Title> <PublishedIn> <Publication> </Publication> </PublishedIn> <PublicationDate>1999</PublicationDate> <Authors> <Author> <DisplayName>Nystrom, Jeffrey D. (Jeffrey David), 1970-</DisplayName> <Affiliation> <OrgUnit> </OrgUnit> </Affiliation> </Author> </Authors> <Editors> </Editors> <Publishers> <Publisher> <DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName> <OrgUnit /> </Publisher> </Publishers> <License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License> <Keyword>Materials Science and Engineering.</Keyword> <Abstract>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.</Abstract> <Access xmlns="http://purl.org/coar/access_right" > </Access> </Publication>