Definition of input and output variables to assess operations strategy efficiency frontier
International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
ISSN: 1741-0401
Article publication date: 25 December 2020
Issue publication date: 21 January 2022
Abstract
Purpose
To investigate the relationship between performance frontier and operations strategy. A two-level conceptual framework is proposed based on performance elements that act as output/input variables and delimit the scope of the frontier analysis.
Design/methodology/approach
The framework proposition is based on the fourth round of high-performance manufacturing survey data. A representative set of variables for assessing performance based on operations strategy constructs is defined through multivariate data analysis techniques. The main method used is the principal component analysis.
Findings
The proposed first-level conceptual framework formalizes the relationships between performance frontier analysis techniques and operations strategy, delimiting the scope and the structural definitions. The second-level conceptual framework defines the constructs of the input and output dimensions for frontier analysis studies.
Originality/value
The paper contribution is developed in the gap of market-led orientation to study operations strategy performance frontier since most related literature focuses on capabilities development with a main focus on the resource-based view (RBV) approach. A conceptual framework based on the competitive priorities is therefore proposed to represent the operations strategy in the view of the frontier techniques. The value lies in defining performance measures which are not a straightforward task as the growth of organization competitiveness and complexity require multiple performance measures. A deeper understanding of frontier estimation on the operations strategy context is also provided, contributing to positively influence firms to succeed in the current dynamic competitive environments.
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Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful for being given access to the HPM database, which allowed the development of this research. The authors also thank the CNPq – Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – for the grants 409350/2018-4 and 308137/2018-3 that afforded this research development.
Citation
Veiga, G.L., Pinheiro de Lima, E., Frega, J.R. and Gouvea da Costa, S.E. (2022), "Definition of input and output variables to assess operations strategy efficiency frontier", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 71 No. 2, pp. 598-642. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-11-2019-0540
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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