In the past decade, the Chinese airline industry experienced extraordinary growth in size and profitability. However, no quantitative study has investigated the performance of Chinese airlines in terms of productivity and cost competitiveness. This study investigates the leading Chinese airlines’ productivity, yield, cost competitiveness and input prices, and benchmarks them against major airli...

Many businesses still put too much focus on manufacturing, marketing and sales without considering the inter-linkages amongst these elements. This paper shows the importance of including packaging logistics and supply chain management in strategic planning. By integrating these aspects, retailers and suppliers may reduce costs, environmental impact and increase profits. A case study at IKEA is ...

IntroductionIntercropping contributes a significant role in sustainable agricultural system as it improves soil conservation, productivity and stability of yield makes better use production elements. However, the economic advantages dis sesame legume intercropping is not quantified.MethodsField experiment, consisted seven treatments, conducted 2016 2017 cropping seasons using randomized complet...

Underfeeding or overfeeding CP to dairy cows can have detrimental effects on milk production, efficiency of nutrient utilization, reproduction, the environment, and the overall profitability of the dairy operation. Therefore, the amount and source of CP to feed must be determined if we are to optimize productivity, maximize nutrient utilization, avoid polluting the environment, and increase pro...

It is widely recognized that a large variation in productivity and profitability exists between farms in a country, and similarly, between countries in a global economy. Some profitability variables are due to cost of inputs and management and these are controllable by producers; other factors are not so easily predicted or controlled, for example: 65% of income variation is estimated to be due...

Fiji’s agricultural sector, and within it, the sugar industry, has been the driving force behind the country’s development. The sugar industry, however, is facing a number of challenges of which production efficiency is one of them. This paper examines farm productivity, efficiency and profitability in the industry. It suggests that without improving farm level efficiency and productivity the i...

Balancing productivity, profitability, and environmental health is a key challenge for agricultural sustainability. Most crop production systems in the United States are characterized by low species and management diversity, high use of fossil energy and agrichemicals, and large negative impacts on the environment. We hypothesized that cropping system diversification would promote ecosystem ser...