Descriptive statistics of the used variables
| Latent variable | Manifest variable name | Minimum | Maximum | Average | Median | Standard deviation | No. of observations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production dynamic capabilities | Creation of new facilities | 1 | 5 | 3.2 | 3 | 0.9 | 86 | |
| Introduction of a new service provision/production process | 1 | 5 | 3.4 | 3 | 0.8 | 86 | ||
| Introduction of new technology | 1 | 5 | 3.3 | 3 | 0.9 | 86 | ||
| Building the expertise needed for new technology | 1 | 5 | 3.4 | 4 | 1.0 | 86 | ||
| Production ordinary capabilities | Service and production facilities (work environment) | 1 | 5 | 3.4 | 3 | 0.8 | 86 | |
| Current technology | 2 | 5 | 3.5 | 3 | 0.9 | 86 | ||
| Management's capabilities (e.g. production manager, technical manager, etc.) | 2 | 5 | 3.6 | 4 | 0.7 | 86 | ||
| Service and production processes | 1 | 5 | 3.6 | 4 | 0.7 | 86 | ||
| Technological know-how (engineering knowledge) | 1 | 5 | 3.6 | 4 | 0.8 | 86 | ||
| Employees' technical abilities and competences | 2 | 5 | 3.5 | 4 | 0.8 | 86 | ||
| Lean | Continuous improvement | 1 | 5 | 3.0 | 3 | 1.2 | 77 | |
| Restructuring (streamlining) of processes | 1 | 5 | 2.6 | 3 | 1.0 | 75 | ||
| Pull principle | 1 | 5 | 2.7 | 3 | 1.1 | 82 | ||
| Industry 4.0 | Digitization of operation | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 1.1 | 86 | |
| Automation of operational processes | 1 | 5 | 2.9 | 3 | 1.1 | 86 | ||
| Digitization solutions determine the value of a product | 1 | 5 | 2.9 | 3 | 1.0 | 86 | ||
| Real-time connection | 1 | 5 | 2.9 | 3 | 1.0 | 85 | ||
| Operational performance | Cost | Cost | 1 | 5 | 3.2 | 3 | 0.7 | 86 |
| Differentiation | Quality | 2 | 5 | 3.4 | 3 | 0.7 | 86 | |
| Time | 1 | 5 | 3.6 | 4 | 0.8 | 86 | ||
| Flexibility | 2 | 5 | 3.7 | 4 | 0.7 | 86 | ||
| Business performance | Market share | 2 | 5 | 3.6 | 4 | 0.7 | 86 | |
| Profit per sales ratio | 1 | 5 | 3.7 | 4 | 0.9 | 86 | ||
| Latent variable | Manifest variable name | Minimum | Maximum | Average | Median | Standard deviation | No. of observations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production dynamic capabilities | Creation of new facilities | 1 | 5 | 3.2 | 3 | 0.9 | 86 | |
| Introduction of a new service provision/production process | 1 | 5 | 3.4 | 3 | 0.8 | 86 | ||
| Introduction of new technology | 1 | 5 | 3.3 | 3 | 0.9 | 86 | ||
| Building the expertise needed for new technology | 1 | 5 | 3.4 | 4 | 1.0 | 86 | ||
| Production ordinary capabilities | Service and production facilities (work environment) | 1 | 5 | 3.4 | 3 | 0.8 | 86 | |
| Current technology | 2 | 5 | 3.5 | 3 | 0.9 | 86 | ||
| Management's capabilities (e.g. production manager, technical manager, etc.) | 2 | 5 | 3.6 | 4 | 0.7 | 86 | ||
| Service and production processes | 1 | 5 | 3.6 | 4 | 0.7 | 86 | ||
| Technological know-how (engineering knowledge) | 1 | 5 | 3.6 | 4 | 0.8 | 86 | ||
| Employees' technical abilities and competences | 2 | 5 | 3.5 | 4 | 0.8 | 86 | ||
| Lean | Continuous improvement | 1 | 5 | 3.0 | 3 | 1.2 | 77 | |
| Restructuring (streamlining) of processes | 1 | 5 | 2.6 | 3 | 1.0 | 75 | ||
| Pull principle | 1 | 5 | 2.7 | 3 | 1.1 | 82 | ||
| Industry 4.0 | Digitization of operation | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 1.1 | 86 | |
| Automation of operational processes | 1 | 5 | 2.9 | 3 | 1.1 | 86 | ||
| Digitization solutions determine the value of a product | 1 | 5 | 2.9 | 3 | 1.0 | 86 | ||
| Real-time connection | 1 | 5 | 2.9 | 3 | 1.0 | 85 | ||
| Operational performance | Cost | Cost | 1 | 5 | 3.2 | 3 | 0.7 | 86 |
| Differentiation | Quality | 2 | 5 | 3.4 | 3 | 0.7 | 86 | |
| Time | 1 | 5 | 3.6 | 4 | 0.8 | 86 | ||
| Flexibility | 2 | 5 | 3.7 | 4 | 0.7 | 86 | ||
| Business performance | Market share | 2 | 5 | 3.6 | 4 | 0.7 | 86 | |
| Profit per sales ratio | 1 | 5 | 3.7 | 4 | 0.9 | 86 | ||
Note(s): The original questions and the applied scales: production dynamic capabilities and production ordinary capabilities: compared to the competitors my company is better in … (1–strongly disagree, 5–strongly agree); lean: The level of the efforts in the last 3 years to implement … (1–very low efforts, 5–very high efforts); Industry 4.0: the current use of the … (1–very low, 5–very high); operational performance (cost and differentiation): in the last 3 years the evolution of the … (1–unfavored evolution, 5–favored evolution); business performance: compared to the main competitor my company is better in … (1–strongly disagree, 5–strongly agree)
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