Abstract: It is widely acknowledged that there is a productivity gap between the UK and the US manufacturing industries. Some of the key factors that influence this gap are investigated. These are: US firms benefit from a much larger, less open homogenised domestic market place; US manufacturers are exploiting maximum benefits from modern manufacturing practices such as lean manufacturing; US manufacturing employees earn more than their UK counterparts; teamwork; and investment and R&D.
Publication Year: 2001
Publication Date: 2001-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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