Performance Diagnosing of Small and Medium Sized Part makers(Case study: Part maker Companies of Tehran's SAPCO)

Many small and medium enterprises are required to understand the situation and the gaps to get optimum conditions before any change or movement toward excellence. Statistical analysis such as average test, Friedman test and descriptive analysis, inference to identify problems and weak areas of the Shannon entropy method was used to determine the weight of each of the EFQM model criteria.
Research results indicate issues such as poor management skills, financial problems for investment in research and development, technology acquisition, training and employment of highly skilled manpower and et al. The most important guidelines are offered: Investment in research and development organizations to increase cooperation with peers, management and human resource development, management training expressed by managers.