A novel Key Performance Indicator for measuring the competitiveness of materials production within the EU. (26th January 2011)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Colla, Valentina; Fornai, Barbara; Amato, Alessandro
• Is Part Of: International journal of business competition and growth. Volume 1:Number 3(2011)
• Page Start: 276
• Page End: 294
• Publication Date: 2011-01-26
• Subjects: competitiveness -- competitive prices -- electricity generation -- exports -- materials classification -- economic indicators -- KPI -- key performance indicators -- EU -- European Union -- measures -- materials production -- sustainability -- sustainable development -- self-sufficiency -- energy supplies -- country rankings -- plastics industry -- forecasts -- forecasting -- EU-27 -- Italy -- Finland -- Sweden -- United Kingdom -- UK -- Portugal -- Austria -- Belgium -- Bulgaria -- Cyprus -- Czech Republic -- Denmark -- Estonia -- France -- Germany -- Greece -- Hungary -- Ireland -- Latvia -- Lithuania -- Luxemburg -- Malta -- Holland -- Netherlands -- Poland -- Romania -- Slovakia -- Slovenia -- Spain -- business competition -- business growth -- business excellence -- market competition; Competition -- Periodicals; 338.6048
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2042-3845

Abstract

Competitiveness is a crucial factor for the sustainable development of any country. In this study, competitiveness is investigated under the perspective of the capability of a country to be self-sufficient from the energy point of view and to produce and export materials or goods. A ranking of countries and a classification of the most competitive materials over a long period for a geographic area is established through a novel economic indicator: as an exemplar case, calculations have been carried out considering a sample of five European countries, which produce some plastic materials in 2006 and up to 2020.