This article presents an analysis of data compiled from interviews with 101 production managers and from subsequent plant visits, revealing the relevance of the type of products companies manufacture and the number of employees they have in explaining the differences in their productive results. Some indicators, such as manufacturing lead times, finished product inventories and productivity per worker, differ significantly from one company to another. As a result, the parameter of production manager satisfaction varies only very slightly when grouping companies in terms of product manufactured.
ceramic tile manufacturers; Valenciana Community; productive results
