Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of competitive and international performance benchmarking in order to estimate efficiency, determine key factors, find the internal and foreign benchmarks, and reveal the full reserves of inputs reduction and potential growth...

The paper states empirical results of inter-branch research of efficiency of the industry of Ukraine as the first and one of the basic stages of the three-level analysis of efficiency (Goncharuk 2007). By results of the analysis groups of high, low and medium efficient industries are determined....

The paper states empirical results of inter-branch research of efficiency of the industry of Ukraine as the first and one of the basic stages of the three-level analysis of efficiency (Goncharuk 2007). By results of the analysis groups of high, low and medium efficient industries are determined....

Purpose – The paper aims to devote itself to the researching of the changes in firm efficiency in consumer goods industry under the political changes and tightening of competition. This study has for an objective the estimation of the consequences of changes in policy on firm efficiency and...

This paper demonstrates how ways and means of effective development can be determined by analysis and benchmarking tools. It contains the results of efficiency study of Ukrainian tobacco companies, defining their key factors and growth potential to identify ways of improving the industry...

Purpose – The paper aims to devote itself to the researching of the changes in firm efficiency in consumer goods industry under the political changes and tightening of competition. This study has for an objective the estimation of the consequences of changes in policy on firm efficiency and...

The article is devoted to the analysis of efficiency of sugar companies of Ukraine and the ways of its improving. The decreasing return to scale and scale inefficiency for the majority of sugar companies are determined. The main factors of sugar plants inefficiency are defined. Developed...

The paper presents the results of a study of investment sources during the financial crisis on the basis of six medium-sized enterprises of the Ukrainian meat industry. The high efficiency of the internal sources of investment in fixed assets is identified. Author emphasizes the need to use the...

The paper presents the key factors and reserves of efficiency growth for meat compa-nies in Ukraine. In accordance with the identified increasing returns to scale, author suggests the ways to improve performance through internal and external benchmarking, clustering and other forms of...

The paper is devoted to the development of important elements of the system of enterprise performance management. Author proposes to divide the entire staff of the enterprise into the three categories: main production personnel; subsidiary workers and engineering personnel; managers, clerks and...