Examining A View Packing Method in order to solve Inefficiency in the Production Process

This research paper looks at the inefficiency that exists in the production process of franchise organisation Tulpen.nl. Until now, tulips are packed both at the associated firm and at the packing company. This paper examines the effects of- and the opinions on investing in a new way of packing the tulips. The effects of this new packing method on the costs of the firm are analysed using difference-in-differences and show a substantial decrease in the total costs of the firm. An experiment is set up for later research to get rid of possible selection bias. The opinions of the members of the franchise organisation are measured with a survey and analysed using the Mann-Whitney U test. Opinions on investing in this new packing method are positive. Big firms seem more positive about this than small firms; however, this outcome lacks significance