Improving Productivity:
01. Develop productivity measures
02. Look at the system as a whole
03. Develop methods for productivity improvements (standardizing, layout, smart production/warehouses, good quality no wastage, rework, scrap, labor mgt, etc.
04. Establish reasonable goals
05. Make it clear that mgt support and encourages pro.
improvements
06. reduce the cost of its inputs while maintaining the level of its outputs.( A computer manufacturer may change the design of its products to allow the use of cheaper materials. A software developer may relocate its entire operation to India or China where skilled labor is available at rates significantly less than in European countries.)
07 . Measure improvements and publicize them.