Benchmarking Business Practices in Swedish Manufacturing Firms
The author conducted regional benchmarking studies on business practices in manufacturing plants within three regions of Sweden. The studies showed inter alia that the gap in performance between leaders and laggers is particularly wide in nformation & benchmarking and Innovation & technology.
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