Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name:  André Luis De Castro Moura Duarte
Author-Name-First: André Luis De Castro Moura
Author-Name-Last: Duarte
Author-Name:  Luiz Carlos Diserio
Author-Name-First: Luiz Carlos
Author-Name-Last: Diserio
Author-Name: Luiz Artur Ledur Brito
Author-Name-First: Luiz Artur Ledur
Author-Name-Last: Brito
Title: Operational Practices and Performance: An Empirical Analysis of Brazilian Manufacturing Companies
Abstract:  This paper used the SEADE database on 1,200 manufacturing companies, located in São Paulo state, active in 14 different industries, to test the relationship between certain operational practices, such as quality, just in time, ISO certifications and level of outsourcing with organizations’ performance. The study used a multiple regression technique and performance was measured in terms of Profitability and Revenue Growth Rate. Generally, no relationship between these practices and performance could be found. The findings were unable to support the large body of literature in operations management that establishes this link based on anecdotal evidence. Level of outsourcing was the only consistently related variable, negatively related with both profitability and growth.
Length:  15 pages
Creation-Date:  2009
Order-URL: https://repositorio.insper.edu.br/handle/11224/5756
File-URL: https://repositorio.insper.edu.br/handle/11224/5756
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File-Function: Full text
Number: 052
Handle: RePEc:aap:wpaper:052