Scale in Production Systems
IIASA Proceedings Series
Published on 9. May 2014
260 pages
978-1-4831-9042-6 (ISBN)
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IIASA Proceedings Series, Volume 15: Scale in Production Systems focuses on the applications of scale in the industries. The book is based on a workshop held at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in June 1979 as part of the research program of the Management and Technology Area. The selection first underscores the problems of scale and revision of approaches in the evaluation of scale economies in industry. Discussions focus on empirical perspectives on improving appraisals of scale effects; analytical limitations of past theory and empirical findings; interpretation of analytical findings; and approaches to the study of scale problems. The text then takes a look at the problems of scale in international air transportation and optimal size of subcritical fossil-fueled electric generating units. The publication ponders on the implications of plant scale in the chemical industry, with particular reference to ethylene plants, and scale, technology, and the learning curve. The evolution of manufacturing systems and sources of the learning curve are identified. The manuscript then elaborates on the aspects of determining the scale of an organization; problems of determining production scale in Soviet industry; and industry scale, free trade, and protection. The selection is a dependable reference for readers interested in the use of scale in production systems.
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Part 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Problems of Scale Chapter 2 Revising Prevailing Approaches to Evaluating Scale Economies in IndustryPart 2 Technology And Scale Overview Chapter 3 Problems of Scale in International Air Transportation Chapter 4 The Optimal Size of Subcritical Fossil-Fueled Electric Generating Units Chapter 5 Implications of Plant Scale in the Chemical Industry with Particular Reference to Ethylene Plants Chapter 6 Scale, Technology, and the Learning Curve Chapter 7 Coping with the Uncertain FuturePart 3 Organizations And Scale Overview Chapter 8 The Scale of Collieries and their Top-Level Management Process Requirements in the Polish Coal-Mining Industry Chapter 9 Main Aspects Determining the Scale of an Organization - A First Tentative Problem Orientation Chapter 10 Scale Economies - The Evidence from Published Reports of the British Price Commission Chapter 11 Problems of Determining Production Scale in Soviet Industry Chapter 12 The Factor "Management" and the Problem of the Size of Economic Organizations Chapter 13 The Management of Management and the Size of Management Chapter 14 Organizational Scale: Size, Structure, and Environment Chapter 15 Innovation and Organization ScalePart 4 Scale And National Industry Policies Chapter 16 Industry Scale, Free Trade, and Protection Chapter 17 Scale Economies and the Options for a Small Country Chapter 18 Scale Strategies for a Small Country - The Experience of GDR IndustryPart 5 Summary And Conclusions Chapter 19 Directions of Future Research Chapter 20 Concluding RemarksAppendixes Appendix A Appendix B
