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Ch2 Operations Strategy and Competitiveness
Ch2 Operations Strategy and Competitiveness
Ch2 Operations Strategy and Competitiveness
Volume flexibility:
Ability to ramp production up and down to match
market demands
Measuring Productivity
Output
Productivity =
Inputs
Measuring Productivity
Partial measures
output/(single input)
Multi-factor measures
Uses some but not all inputs
output/(multiple inputs)
Total measure
uses all inputs
output/($ value of all inputs)
Measures of Productivity
Units Produced
Labor Productivity
Labor hrs.
500
Labor Productivity 19.3
26
Explain meaning?
Partial Measures
Explain meaning?
Partial Measures
Units Produced
Labor Productivity
Labor cost
Units Produced
(Labor hrs.) x (Labor cost/hr.)
50
Labor Productivity 2.4
26 x $8
Explain meaning?
Partial Measures
Units Produced
Machine Productivity
Machine hrs.
500
Machine Productivity 83.3
6
Explain meaning?
Multi-factor
Units Produced
MFP
Machine Cost Labor Cost
Units Produced
(Machine hrs.) x (Machine cost/hr.) (Labor hrs.) x (Labor cost/hr.)
Multi-factor
Units Produced
MFP
(Machine hrs.) x (Machine cost/hr.) (Labor hrs.) x (Labor cost/hr.)
500
6 x $3 26 x $8
2.21
Measuring Productivity
30
units
Sanding 50 units/hr /hr
Sanding Polishing
Machine Polishing
Machine
Bottleneck
operation
Improving Productivity
Eliminate bottleneck operations
Eliminate non-value added steps
Use improved technology
Improve quality
Less rework
More good units produced the first time
Productivity should measure number of good
units produced the first time