MODELLING AND EVALUATION OF OPERATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS OF MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES

Abstract

This paper is aiming to connect previous research in global competitiveness analysis. Research is based on doing numerous case studies and creating analytical models to evaluate the overall competitiveness, which is a novel concept by integrating the evaluation of manufacturing strategy and transformational leadership including technology level together. The empirical studies are focused to case companies in China especially Chinese State-Owned Manufacturing Enterprise (CSOME). The main emphasises of this research are manufacturing strategy and transformational leadership for CSOME. We have brought the influence of “China effect” to study how it will impact the operational competitiveness of CSOME on top of their manufacturing strategy and transformational leadership.

Keywords

• manufacturing strategy
• transformational leadership
• overall competitiveness
• decision-making
• analytical models