Mechanical Engineering: Medium-Sized Companies with Highest Savings Potential

Artikel

The German mechanical engineering industry, dominated by medium-sized companies, is greatly successful - both on the domestic and on the international market. A first analysis conducted by DIW Berlin reveals that this success cannot be attributed to a better exploitation of potential efficiencies - mechanical engineering is about as efficient as other key sectors (for instance the chemical industry). In fact, despite their obvious success medium-sized mechanical engineering businesses have larger savings potential than bigger companies and even than smaller enterprises in this industry.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: Weekly Report ; ISSN: 1860-3343 ; Volume: 6 ; Year: 2010 ; Issue: 16 ; Pages: 121-125 ; Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics: General ; Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General
• Subject: Data envelopment analysis ; German engineering firms ; Efficiency ; Firm size

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Kritikos, Alexander S. ; Schiersch, Alexander
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
• (where): Berlin
• (when): 2010

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/151091
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET