A Study on Productivity Evaluation of the Single PPM Quality Certification Company by using the Malmquist Productivity Index - Cases of the Motor Parts Industries -

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to empirically analyze the productivity change of certified companies of Single PPM Quality Innovation Program in the motor parts industries and identify the effectiveness of the Program by the productivity analysis. In this study, productivity change in Korean small and medium sized firms in the motor parts was measured by the Malmquist Productivity Index(MPI). The MPI is consisted of Technical Efficiency Change Index, Pure Efficiency Change Index, Scale Efficiency Change Index, and Technical Change Index. The results show that small and medium sized firms productivity change was achieved average 6.2% for three years.