Published in Long Range Planning, 24 (4), 1991,127-129. Strategic Planning Improves Manufacturing Performance
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Readers of Long Range Planning have had an enduring interest in the effects of formal planning systems on corporate performance [1,2]. According to Greenley's [3] review of the empirical evidence, formal planning has not been shown to be useful to manufacturing companies. My own review of the evidence reaches a more favorable verdict with respect to formal planning. Below, I describe the selection of the relevant evidence on formal vs. informal planning. Then I discuss how to interpret the previous studies on planning. Finally, I present additional evidence on the value of formal planning in manufacturing firms as well as in other organizations.
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Strategic Planning Improves Manufacturing Performance
A quantitative critique of 28 studies concludes that formal planning is valuable for firms. The results were particularly favorable for manufacturing firms: nine studies found formal planning to be associated with better performance and none found detrimental performance. Disciplines Marketing Comments Postprint version. Published in Long Range Planning, Volume 24, Issue 4, August 1991, pages 1...
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