Should you spend more to make more?

摘要

A MAJORITY of manufacturing businesses that invest in new technology do so to boost productivity. The question is, do these technologies result in real productivity gains, and if so, by how much? Over 70% of manufacturing, service and construction businesses that invested in new technology over the last three years did so to improve productivity, found an Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) and Deloitte survey of 540 chief executive officers. Of the businesses surveyed, new technologies accounted for 16% of the productivity gains achieved.