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An international survey of the use and effectiveness of modern manufacturing practices
Author(s) -
Clegg C. W.,
Wall T. D.,
Pepper K.,
Stride C.,
Woods D.,
Morrison D.,
Cordery J.,
Couchman P.,
Badham R.,
Kuenzler C.,
Grote G.,
Ide W.,
Takahashi M.,
Kogi K.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
human factors and ergonomics in manufacturing and service industries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1520-6564
pISSN - 1090-8471
DOI - 10.1002/hfm.10006
Subject(s) - stratified sampling , sample (material) , manufacturing sector , survey data collection , business , survey research , survey sampling , marketing , economics , statistics , environmental health , mathematics , medicine , labour economics , business administration , population , chemistry , chromatography
We describe a survey of the use and effectiveness of 12 manufacturing practices. The survey was administered to a random, stratified sample of companies with 150 or more employees in the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, and Switzerland, yielding a total sample of 898 companies. We report findings on the extent of use of the practices, when they were introduced, their predicted future use, their effectiveness, and the correlates of their use and effectiveness. The data are examined for differences by country of location and country of ownership, as well as by industrial sector. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.