TOTAL PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY ANALYSES OF TURKISH BORON MINING

Year 2018, Volume: 26 Issue: 3, 107 - 116, 30.09.2018

Seyhan Önder Adnan Konuk

https://doi.org/10.31796/ogummf.404467

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Productivity is one of the primary indicators used to determine
enterprise performances. The fact that profitability is high in Turkey Boron
Mining sector has led to undervaluing the studies related to productivity. Due
to the structure of the boron market and the product range’s quality to be able
to substitute for each other, the potential future price drops to be caused by
competition is considered to draw attention to productivity measurement and
assessment studies. In this study, the model called as “Aggregate Index for the
Analysis of Total Productivity and Rentability (AIPR)” was restructured by
means of Fisher Ideal Index. The developed model was applied to Turkey Boron
Mining Sector between the years 1980 and 2001 in order to see the current position
with regard to productivity and to determine which points to focus on to
increase productivity. It was established that the sector’s profitability and
productivity level according to the base year was high and that technological
change played the leading role in achieving high productivity. Also in this
study, statistical analyses were carried out in order to determine the relation
between the input parameters of Turkey Boron Mining Sector and indices of
productivity and profitability.

Keywords

Productivity Analysis, Boron Mining

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