Chap001 Oscm Essay

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Chapter 2 – Strategy and Sustainability 4. Two types of cars (Deluxe and Limited) were produced by a car manufacturer. Quantities sold, price per unit, and labor hours follow. What is the labor productivity for each car? Explain the problem(s) associated with the labor productivity. Quantity $/Unit Deluxe car 4,000 units sold $8,000/car Limited car 6,000 units sold $9,500/car Labor. Deluxe 20,000 hours $12/hour Labor. Limited 30,000 hours $14/hour Solution: Firstly, we use the single-factor productivity for measuring productivity as explained below: The labor productivity (in hours) for Deluxe car: Units sold = 4,000 = 0.2 units per labor hour. Labor hours 20,000 The labor productivity (in hours) for Limited car: Units sold = 6,000 = 0.2 units per labor hour. Labor hours 30,000 The labor productivity (in dollars) for Deluxe car: Units sold * price/unit = 4,000 x 8,000 = 32,000,000 = 133.33 dollar per labor hour Labor hours * labor salary/hour 20,000 x 12 240,000 The labor productivity (in dollars) for Limited car: Units sold * price/unit = 6,000 x 9,500 = 57,000,000 = 135.71 dollar per labor hour Labor hours * labor salary/hour 30,000 x 14 420,000 Conclusion: For Deluxe car: on average, for every dollar the car manufacturer has spent, they get 132,33 dollar in return. While the units produced for every labor hour are 0.2 units. We could conclude that the car manufacturer makes huge profit for making Deluxe car. If we measure labor productivity in terms of units/hour, there will be quite enough important factors that we do not consider, such as the quality of the car (the selling price) and the skill level of the labors. While the measurement in dollar terms is complicated for us to understand. 6.

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