Operations and Supply Chain Management 9th edition
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ISBN: 9781119320975
Author: Roberta S. Russell, Bernard W. Taylor III
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 1, Problem 11P
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To determine: Productivity of different individuals.
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Productivity can be explained as the measure of level of competitiveness of an organization. It is measured by calculating the ratio of number of outputs produced to the number of inputs used. An increase in the productivity increases the level of wages of the individuals.
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