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Productivity Challenge: Closing a Facility
LatestFashion©, Inc. has garment production facilities in several locations around the globe.
The average monthly cost of inputs (in US dollars) and output levels (in units) for each of
these production facilities are given in the table.
Guangzhou Ha Long Bay Pathum Thani Bangalore
Finished good (units) 15,000 11,000 5,000 8,000
Labor costs 10,000 12,000 7,000 8,000
Material costs 45,000 50,000 60,000 64,000
Energy costs 7,000 9,000 10,000 5,000
Transportation costs 5,000 7,500 11,000 6,000
Overhead costs 4,000 5,500 8,000 6,500
a. Compute the partial productivity for each factor for each facility
b. Compute the multifactor productivity for each facility
c. If the company decides to close one of these facilities, which one would you
recommend based on your analysis of productivity?
Productivity Challenge: Factors to Monitor Closely
Mark Moires makes golf balls in is Madison, NJ plant. He wants to improve the overall
productivity of his company given the increases in the cost of inputs in recent years. He has
the following data on the inputs and outputs from two sample years:
2015 2016
Number of units produced 10,000 11,000
Labor hours used 3,000 2,900
Machine hours used 1,000 1,200
Materials used (pounds) 500 450
Energy (BTU) 40,000 29,000
Determine the changes in productivity for each category of input, and determine which
category of inputs shows the most improvement. Which one was the worst?
Productivity Challenge: Closing a Facility
LatestFashion©, Inc. has garment production facilities in several locations around the globe.
The average monthly cost of inputs (in US dollars) and output levels (in units) for each of
these production facilities are given in the table.
Guangzhou Ha Long Bay Pathum Thani Bangalore
Finished good (units) 15,000 11,000 5,000 8,000
Labor costs 10,000 12,000 7,000 8,000
Material costs 45,000 50,000 60,000 64,000
Energy costs 7,000 9,000 10,000 5,000
Transportation costs 5,000 7,500 11,000 6,000
Overhead costs 4,000 5,500 8,000 6,500
a. Compute the partial productivity for each factor for each facility
b. Compute the multifactor productivity for each facility
c. If the company decides to close one of these facilities, which one would you
recommend based on your analysis of productivity?
Productivity Challenge: Factors to Monitor Closely
Mark Moires makes golf balls in is Madison, NJ plant. He wants to improve the overall
productivity of his company given the increases in the cost of inputs in recent years. He has
the following data on the inputs and outputs from two sample years:
2015 2016
Number of units produced 10,000 11,000
Labor hours used 3,000 2,900
Machine hours used 1,000 1,200
Materials used (pounds) 500 450
Energy (BTU) 40,000 29,000
Determine the changes in productivity for each category of input, and determine which
category of inputs shows the most improvement. Which one was the worst?
