Instructions: Assignment should be handwritten. Assignment title should be attached on the top of your assignment. Copied or gruoup assignments will be marked ZERO. . . Assignment Topic & Details: 1. What are the five reasons productivity is difficult to improve in the service sector? 2. Mass customization and rapid product development were identified as challenges to modern manufacturing operations. What is the relationship, if any, between these challenges? Can you cite any examples? 3. What are the measurement problems that occur when one attempts to measure productivity? 4. George Kyparisis makes bowling balls in his Miami plant. With recent increases in his costs, he has a newfound interest in efficiency. George is interested in Page 1 of 2 Assignment determining the productivity of his organization. He would like to know if his organization is maintaining the manufacturing average of 3% increase in productivity per year? He has the following data representing a month from last year and an equivalent month this year: LAST YEAR NOW 1,000 300 50 Units produced Labor (hours) Resin (pounds) Capital invested (5) Energy (BTU) 1,000 275 45 11,000 2.850 10,000 3,000 Show the productivity percentage change for each category and then determine the improvement for labor-hours, the typical standard for comparison