- The purpose of this paper is to study the drivers of competitiveness in sectors of the Greek Manufacturing Industry, both in the pro and posteconomic crisis era, based on firm level financial/accounting and qualitative data attempting to identify critical issues about Greek SMEs. Although considerable empirical work has been done on this subject, research on the topic is limited and nonexistent for Greece. | 126 Int. J Sup. Chain. Mgt Vol. 8 No. 4 August 2019 Manufacturing SMEs Competitiveness against the Crisis Management Characteristics and New Perspectives Nikolaos Sariannidis 1 Christos Lemonakis 2 Alexandros Garefalakis 3 Tzallas Paraskevas 4 1 4 Department of Financial Applications Western Macedonia University of Applied Science koila Kozani Greece 2 3 Department of Business Administration Technological Educational Institute of Crete Estavromenos Heraklion Crete 1nsarianni@ 4 paraskevastzallas@ 2lemonakis@ 3agarefalakis@ Abstract- The purpose of this paper is to study the develop forms of competition in places where large drivers of competitiveness in sectors of the Greek businesses would not risk their existence. Manufacturing Industry both in the pro and post- Another research 29 also concludes that farmers economic crisis era based on firm level are major generators of employment and economic financial accounting and qualitative data attempting to growth at an international level. The contribution of identify critical issues about Greek SMEs. Although considerable empirical work has been done on this SMEs entrepreneurship to rural areas is vital for subject research on the topic is limited and non- rural economic development. SMEs are a growth existent for Greece. A Competitiveness Index is potential for isolated villages and disadvantaged developed in order to measure competitiveness of areas due to geographic morphological and SMEs. The novelty of the study is to determine the population specificities. competitiveness for the Greek manufacturing SMEs SMEs in this way positively influence the structure using factors associated with knowledge management of an economy as dynamic producers and services innovation and personnel training in combination providers throughout a country. In short the with financial accounting data presenting current existence of SMEs discourages the concentration of trends of .
