Abstract:

In the paper, we managed to prove that there is the economics of scale in plywood production in Pizhou on the basis of data from Pizhou economic census (2008), and present some explains of its causes. We found that the scale disparity in return of capital was derived from the efficiency of organization and administration but not technique efficiency. And we have not got the proof that shows a lower resources utilization ratio in smaller enterprise.

Key words: plywood, the economics of scale, the efficiency of organization and administration