Operations Management I $-$ OPER$1401$

Unit $1$ Productivity assignment

A local print shop is concerned about it's operation. In an attempt to increase productivity they have invested money in employee training and in equipment repairs and upgrades. They have hired you as an operations analyst to determine the productivity indexes for the print shop. Last years and this years data is below. PART A: Determine the productivity index for each resource input for last year and this year. What is the productivity percent change in each? PART B: Has the money spent on training and upgrades been beneficial $?$

Note: please show your work.

PART A

Last year

This Year

Printing Output $($kilos$)$

Labour $($hours$)$

Ink $($litres$)$

Capital invested $($$$)$

Energy $($BTU$)$

$1700$

$320$

$50$

$$12,000$

$3500$

$2200$

$305$

$53$

$$19,000$

$4200$