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  • An analysis of technical efficiency and productivity growth in the Pacific Northwest sawmill industry

    Creator:
    Helvoigt, Ted L.
    Abstract:
    The objective of this project was to investigate technical efficiency and productivity growth in the Pacific Northwest sawmilling industry over the period 1968-2002. Productivity growth was decomposed into three components: technical change, efficiency change, and scale efficiency change. In addition, using econometric methods, changes in output elasticities and input substitution...
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    Efficiency and Productivity Growth in the Pacific Northwest Sawmill Industry by Ted L. Helvoigt A THESIS

  • Refining a more complete theory of environment, safety, and health management strategy using case studies

    Creator:
    Maxwell, Elisabeth D.
    Abstract:
    Environment, safety and health (ESH) research has a strong tradition of conducting research in manufacturing to improve workplace ESH conditions and has tied its management strategy and technical practices to many significant priorities: illness and injury prevention, environmental sustainability, corporate social responsibility, compliance with regulatory and insurance requirements, and dealing...
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    five manufacturing facilities in the Pacific Northwest to evaluate the usefulness of the Development

  • Productivity interfirm comparison : methodologies with a special application to the Northwest food processors

    Creator:
    Park, Tongkyu
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    Based on the premise that interfirm comparison can be an effective productivity improvement tool, productivity interfirm comparison (PIC) methods are examined in this research. The first part is an extensive literature review regarding the conventional interfirm comparison (IFC) scheme accepted widely in many countries outside the United States. Then, the...
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    special application to the Northwest food processors AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Tongkyu Park for the