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QUESTION $1$

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Gumede Consortium manufactures garden furniture for the KwaZulu Natal market. Petros Ndaba, the Operations Manager has provided the following figures for February $2025.$

$\backslash$table$[[$February $2025,],[$Units produced,$400000],[$Labour hours,$950],[$Labour rate per hour,R $12\mathrm{.}50],[$Material used $($Kgs$),250],[$Material cost per kg$,$R$15\mathrm{.}00],[$Energy cost$,$R $1500],[,]]$

Petros wants to increase the output for March $2025$ by $20\%.$ In order to do this he estimates that he would need an extra $220$ labour hours, $60$ kgs $.$ of materials and an additional R$500$ in energy costs.

$1\mathrm{.}1$ Calculate the Multifactor Productivity for February and March $2025.$

$1\mathrm{.}2$ Analyse the multifactor productivity ratios and comment on whether Petros should consider increasing the output for March $2025.$

$1\mathrm{.}3$ Using a case that you are familiar with, elaborate on the fundamentals of productivity improvement.

Please note: Marks are allocated for Context and application.

QUESTION $2$

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Bangladesh's political turmoil has reached a critical point following the military's takeover amid escalating violence and unrest. This upheaval is creating new complications for global supply chains, particularly as Bangladesh, the world's third$-$largest garment exporter, now faces unprecedented delays at its key port. Several major global fashion brands rely heavily on garments sourced from Bangladesh due to its cost$-$effective manufacturing capabilities. These include H$10$:$39$

$71$

MBA$\_$Operations and Sup...

QUESTION $1$

$[25]$

Gumede Consortium manufactures garden furniture for the KwaZulu Natal market. Petros Ndaba, the Operations Manager has provided the following figures for February $2025.$

$\backslash$table$[[$February $2025,],[$Units produced,$400000],[$Labour hours,$950],[$Labour rate per hour,R $12\mathrm{.}50],[$Material used $($Kgs$),250],[$Material cost per kg$,$R$15\mathrm{.}00],[$Energy cost$,$R $1500],[,]]$

Petros wants to increase the output for March $2025$ by $20\%.$ In order to do this he estimates that he would need an extra $220$ labour hours, $60$ kgs $.$ of materials and an additional R$500$ in energy costs.

$1\mathrm{.}1$ Calculate the Multifactor Productivity for February and March $2025.$

$1\mathrm{.}2$ Analyse the multifactor productivity ratios and comment on whether Petros should consider increasing the output for March $2025.$

$1\mathrm{.}3$ Using a case that you are familiar with, elaborate on the fundamentals of productivity improvement.

Please note: Marks are allocated for Context and application.

QUESTION $2$

$[25]$

Bangladesh's political turmoil has reached a critical point following the military's takeover amid escalating violence and unrest. This upheaval is creating new complications for global supply chains, particularly as Bangladesh, the world's third$-$largest garment exporter, now faces unprecedented delays at its key port. Several major global fashion brands rely heavily on garments sourced from Bangladesh due to its cost$-$effective manufacturing capabilities. These include H