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Strategic Planning Improves Manufacturing Performance
According to the author, a quantitative critique of 28 studies concludes that formal planning is valuable for firms. The results of the study were particularly favorable for manufacturing firms: nine studies found formal planning to be associated with better performance and none found detrimental performance.
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http://econwpa.wustl.edu:80/eps/get/papers/0412/0412033.pdf