SMART INITIATIVE ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE (SME) SECTOR UPLIFT

THE IMPACT OF SIZE ON SME PUBLIC SECTOR TENDERING Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) involvement in the marketplace for public sector

The Effects of Continuous Improvement and Innovation Management Practice on Small to Medium Enterprise (sme) Performance

This paper presents the results of a mail survey used to investigate the relationship between continuous improvement/innovation management practices and SME performance in Australia. Multi-item scales were developed and used to measure key components of continuous improvement and innovation management. Nine dimensions of SME performance were measured, for example, speed to market, success rate ...

Bank Size and Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Lending: Evidence from China.

Using panel data collected in 2005, we evaluate how bank size, discretion over credit, incentive schemes, competition, and the institutional environment affect lending to small- and medium-sized enterprises in China. We deal with the endogeneity problem using instrumental variables, and a reduced-form approach is also applied to allow for weak instruments in estimation. We find that total bank ...

Design & Implementation of a Bespoke Mrpii System for a Small and Medium Enterprise (sme) Manufacturing Company

Due to significant challenges and increase in competition within the global environment, manufacturing companies need to focus on Manufacturing Planning and Control (MPC) systems in order to gain a competitive edge. This research paper describes a contribution towards the design and implementation of a bespoke MRP II system for a SME company dealing in tool reclamation. The paper covers the inv...

Women Entrepreneurs as Small- Medium Enterprise (sme) Operators and Their Roles in Socio-economic Development in Ota, Nigeria

This research study examined the impact of women entrepreneurs on the economy of Ota, Nigeria. It sought to find the roles and contributions of women small and medium scale enterprise (SME) operators to the development of the city. One hundred and fifty copies of questionnaire were administered out of which one hundred and forty six were retrieved for analysis. Data collected were analysed usin...