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DELA CRUZ, FATIMA IVY A. OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT BSA – 1 MS. NOVA A. OCAMPO, MBA CASE STUDY: NORWEGIAN PROCESSING FACILITY, TRONDEIM I. Summary NorSal Trondheim operates a salmon processing facility where they purchase fish from local sources along the North Sea, processed at the facility, and sold to customers for distribution. Currently the plant operates five days a week, two shifts with 30 workers per shift at $10 per hour. The old equipment produces 1,500 pounds of salmon per hour, while the new equipment can produce 2,000 pounds per hour. The new equipment will cost them $10,000 per week. The current equipment consumes 1,000 units of energy per week at $10 per unit, the new equipment will cut down the cost of energy by 50%. II. Discussion Questions: 1. What is the productivity of the processing facility, with the equipment currently in use? In keeping the current equipment of Norwegian Salmon, the multifactor productivity is 3.53 units output per dollar. This is computed by getting all the inputs such as follows: a) labor: 30 workers x 2 shift x5 days at $10 per hour= $24,000.00 per week, b) energy: $10 per unit x1000 units per week= $10,000.00 per week, c) equipment: at $0 value because the equipment is already paid for. Output is 1,500 pounds of salmon per hour x16 hours for 2 shifts x 5 days per week. 2. What would the productivity of the plant become if the new system were purchased and implemented? he new multifactor productivity of the plant if the new system or equipment is purchased and implemented would be 4.10 units per output. This is computed by getting all the cost of resources or inputs such as follows: a) labor: workers x 2 shift x5 days at $10 per hour= $24,000.00 per week, b) energy: at 50% reduction or $5 per 1000 units = $5000 units per week, c) equipment: $10,000 per week. Output is expected to increase at

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