Learning Curves in Food Services

Reis, Dayr Américo dos

doi:10.1057/jors.1991.128

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“…Since Wright's () consideration of airframe production, learning curves have been studied in great detail. Learning curves are relevant to products involving discrete (Argote & Epple, ; Boucher, ; Chung, ; Dar‐El & Rubinovitz, ; Gulledge, ; Meredith & Camm, ; Mody and Wheeler, ; Pramongkit, Shawyun & Sirinaovakul, ) and continuous (Naim & Towill, ; Nathanson, ; Reis, ) manufacturing, as well as for services (Foster, ; Woods et al., ). Hundreds of articles consider various aspects of the learning curve.…”

Section: Learning and Experience Curves: Current State Of Knowledgementioning

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Extracting Value from Learning Curves: Integrating Theory and Practice

Linton

Walsh

2013

Creat Innov Manage

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Learning curves are used as management metrics in many industrial settings. However, their apparent simplicity masks the tremendous number of changes and opportunities that are summarized by this apparently simple exponential relationship. Through exploration of these underlying opportunities, practitioners are able to better identify and exploit opportunities. By integrating learning curve theory to include design, supply chain and life cycle management to a framework illustrating the complex series of events that comprise the seemingly parsimonious learning curve, it is possible to better see how learning curves reduce cost, expand existing markets and create new markets. Illustrations are used to assist practitioners in taking economic advantage of the theoretical contributions offered in this framework.

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Section: Learning and Experience Curves: Current State Of Knowledgementioning

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Extracting Value from Learning Curves: Integrating Theory and Practice

Linton

Walsh

2013

Creat Innov Manage

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“…In 1936, Wright [107] was the first to provide a mathematical representation of the experience curve [108,109]. Since then experience curves have become a helpful tool for analysts to assess trends in the cost-competitiveness of different technologies [110][111][112][113][114][115].…”

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The Role of Policy in PV Industry Growth: Past, Present and Future

Byrne

Kurdgelashvili

2010

Handbook of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering

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DG).* * Most of the RPS carve-outs have targets which must be reached by 2020. + In January 2010, New Jersey changed its percentage-based solar target to a GW h target. Data sources: [8,25]. The analysis, based on EIA's most recent electricity forecast (8), assumes electricity consumption will grow 1% annually. The PV capacity required to meet solar or DG carve-outs is calculated using average daily solar radiation data from NREL [125], and a PV system performance ratio of 75%.

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Knowledge acquisition and transfer among engineers: effects of network structure

Boone

Ganeshan

2008

Manage Decis Econ

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This paper examines the association between the structure of formal intra-firm networks and productivity. We focus on two network structure components-department centralization and centrality, within a four department engineering organization. Centrality indicates the number of connections between one department and others within the organization, while centralization captures how much of those connections are concentrated among the workers within the department. Both of these represent specific managerial decisions in a formal network structure. We use learning curve theory to measure accumulated organizational knowledge, its depreciation and intra-firm transfers. We hypothesize that the departments are more productive, experience less depreciation and realize more knowledge transfer if they have more intra-firm connections among more workers. The findings suggest a significant yet moderate association between the formal network structure and productivity. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Learning Curves in Food Services

Cited by 25 publications

References 13 publications

Extracting Value from Learning Curves: Integrating Theory and Practice

Extracting Value from Learning Curves: Integrating Theory and Practice

The Role of Policy in PV Industry Growth: Past, Present and Future

Knowledge acquisition and transfer among engineers: effects of network structure

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