Title: Productivity in an Indian steel plant: trends and problems

Authors: Arunoday Saha

Addresses: Professor of Production Management, Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad 500 007, India

Abstract: This paper describes a study of productivity conducted at a large public sector steel plant in India. Labour productivity is determined for the entire plant as well as for the individual departments. The causes of low productivity are examined. The paper further discusses the technical factors affecting blast furnace performance. Productivity of open hearth furnaces and utilization of rolling mills are also ascertained. Finally the multi-factor productivity measurement model (MFPMM) is applied to the plant as a whole and conclusions are derived from its analysis.

Keywords: blast furnaces; India; labour productivity; multi-factor productivity measurement model; MFPMM; rolling mills; total productivity; steel plants; open hearth furnaces.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.1990.036614

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 1990 Vol.5 No.2, pp.129 - 142

Published online: 05 Nov 2010 *

Full-text access for editors Full-text access for subscribers Purchase this article Comment on this article