9. Using the formula for labor productivity, describe all the ways a firm could increase labor productivity.

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your university.
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Chaptor 2 | Corporate Strategy, Performance, and Sustainability
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Measures
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• Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities)
• Inventory turnover (cost of goods sold/average inventory value)
• Total cost compared to standard or desired cost (purchase, labor, manufacturing,
and transportation cost; e.g., purchasing efficiency = actual purchases/purchase goal)
Financial
Single-factor productivity (outputs/labor $; outputs/material $)
Multiple-factor productivity (outputs/[labor $ + material $ + energy $])
Productivity
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Transcribed Image Text:Σ B. alt Chaptor 2 | Corporate Strategy, Performance, and Sustainability CS TABLE 2.2 Some Common Operations Performance Measuresnian ei mit odi 2nsso tiewo1g xsbni zidi zA Performance category Measures • Net profit margin (net income after taxes/net sales) • Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) • Inventory turnover (cost of goods sold/average inventory value) • Total cost compared to standard or desired cost (purchase, labor, manufacturing, and transportation cost; e.g., purchasing efficiency = actual purchases/purchase goal) Financial Single-factor productivity (outputs/labor $; outputs/material $) Multiple-factor productivity (outputs/[labor $ + material $ + energy $]) Productivity Number of defects per unit, or number of complaints per customer • Cost of poor quality (scrap losses + warranty costs + rework costs + return costs) Average time between product failures mue Quality 1020 ol amil wolls 2mt sdi no (1odsl to tao Product returns per units sold; warranty claims susDs o onimmsisb ol m Number of work centers/processes using statistical process controles doe) uguo am viivitoubog s209on Number of employees with quality training per units sold Number of quality awards received boucroice o suh o ue brocca Percentage of suppliers with quality certifications of elovsl Customer service 18 • Order delivery time accuracy; order quantity accuracy s aid oveworlsyivito • Customer satisfaction score cpesbet worcu • Number of customer services available Complaint resolution time no 15 s ole sqmi se1svba ds 29 m iviouborg 2v Time needed to change delivery schedules, to change a customer's order t orl Number of stockouts per period bordaug isdi boanmob Iedol Completeness of websiteut CSU Csu broAG to po gaus nim Inos Isdolg srli ai Jnioq ni suso boog A • Number of "friends" on social websites • Call center capabilities suk unu couibsus sm bos 1odel 1ot etzo bbA wiivitouborq no tongumber of service awards received nb cosp bcee on vignede seo1 elsns Ethics and sustainability grigoer ylienoil Number of business ethics and sustainability initiatives adopted Percentage of purchases from small, minority, or women-owned suppliers 1009.1 diiw olie no algo Percentage reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (carbon footprint) Fo ps pereL rieud ts COU • Number of fair trade products purchased • Percentage of waste recycled g combjex aim sd oels m3 8972m vlivitoubont goir 29ohn 2svawo Percentage of suppliers that are ISO 14000 certified im enn smo nots idivas bio vilaus Number of ethics/sustainability awards received duo 1o boonbong or almost $5 million in profits per hour." These profits were not necessarily the result of something Exx- 1 :12
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