John is a traffic cop. He is employed by the Washington Police Department a) List two productivity measures for traffic cops. b) What unintended consequences might develop as John strives to improve on the measures you have listed above?

The U.S., and indeed much of the rest of the world, hasbeen described as a “knowledge society.” How does thisaffect productivity measurement and the comparison ofproductivity between the U.S. and other countries?

Steve is a marketing intern at Home-Style Cookies. One of Steve’s responsibilities is to set up a booth at assigned grocery stores to hand out cookie samples to increase sales. Last Monday, Steve handed out 800 samples in 8 hours. On Friday, Steve was training a new intern, Mike, and together they handed out 800 samples in 5 hours. Calculate the labor productivity for each day; provide your answers. For which day was the labor productivity higher? What are some possible reasons for the productivity differences?

Productivity should be a concern of every business organization.a. How is productivity defined?b. How are productivity measures used?c. Why is productivity important?d. What part of the organization has primary responsibility for productivity?e. How is efficiency different from productivity?

In December, General Motors produced 6,600 customized vans at its plant in Detroit. The labor productivity at this plant is known to have been 0.10 vans per labor-hour during that month. 300 laborers were employed at the plant that month. a. How many hours did the average laborer work that month? b. If productivity can be increased to 0.11 vans per labor-hour, how many hours would the average laborer work that month? Please show work. Thank you

Company X considers the ratio: number of complaints per day/number of employees neededto handle those complaints, as a productivity measure that is best when it is large.What explains the company’s point of view?To a systems thinker, there is something wrong with this point of view. What is amiss?

Hokey​ Min's Kleen Karpet cleaned 75   rugs in​ October, consuming the following​ resources:     ​Labor: 525   hours at ​$15   per hour ​Solvent: 120   gallons at ​$8   per gallon Machine​ Rental: 20   days at ​$60   per day Part 2 ​a) Labor productivity per dollar​ = 0.0095   ​rugs/dollar ​(round your response to four decimal​ places). Part 3 ​b) Multifactor productivity​ = enter your response here   ​rugs/dollar ​(round your response to four decimal​ places).

Explain the meaning of the saying productivity is a relative measure ?

A manager checked production records and found that a worker produced 180 units while working 40 hours. In the previous week, the same worker produced 126 units while working 30 hours. a. Compute Current period productivity and Previous period productivity. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)   b. Did the worker's productivity increase, decrease, or remain the same? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Give Examples of Productivity Measures?