Diagnostic benchmarking for small- and medium-sized enterprises

被引：3

作者：

Nelder, GP ^{[1
]}

Skandalakis, A ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Cranfield Univ, CIM Inst, Cranfield MK43 0AL, Beds, England

来源：

PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART B-JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING MANUFACTURE | 1999年 / 213卷 / 03期

关键词：

benchmarking; enterprise assessment; knowledge transfer; needs analysis; performance measurement; small- and medium-sized enterprises;

D O I：

10.1243/0954405991516804

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

Benchmarking can be described as an alliance between partners to share information on practices, processes and measures to stimulate innovative improvement in corporate performance. Small- and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises are reluctant to participate in benchmarking studies due to lack of time, financial and personnel resources, and difficulty in selecting partners. A diagnostic benchmarking process has been developed to meet the requirements of smaller enterprises. The process involves a business needs analysis, which provides participating companies with a fresh perspective on their strengths and weaknesses. The analysis connects to business performance, and is supplemented by a benchmarking study to help the company progress towards best practice excellence.

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页码：323 / 327

页数：5