Question: Please review the data below and use the following data to answer the questions below: North Terminal South Terminal Number of ship berths 2 4

Please review the data below and use the following data to answer the questions below:

North Terminal South Terminal
Number of ship berths 2 4
Number of cranes 4 8
Tons of freight handled per week 14599 29753
Operating hours per week 151 160
Crane Operators needed 4 8
Spotters needed 2 3
Hourly crane operator cost $47 $47
Hourly spotter cost $26 $26
Hourly cost per berth $10 $21
Hourly cost per crane $8 $13

Use this data to answer the remaining questions. Not all data is needed for each question. Please show your work!

1a) What is the per crane productivity of the North Terminal? ___ tons per crane

1b) What is the per crane productivity of the South Terminal? ___ tons per crane

Format your answer as a whole number.

2a) What is the per operation hour productivity for the North Terminal? ___ tons per operating hour

2b) What is the per operation hour productivity for the South Terminal? ___ tons per operating hour

Format these two questions as a whole number and please don't round until the last number.

2c) What is the Percent difference in the South Terminal compared to the North Terminal? ______

Please don't round until the last number when doing your calculation.

3a) What is the hourly labor productivity for the North Terminal? ___ tons per labor hour.?

3b) What is the hourly labor productivity for the South Terminal ___ tons per labor hour?

Express as a whole number

3c) What is the percent difference in South Terminal compared to the North Terminal? ___

Please don't round until the last number when doing your calculation.

4a) What is the multifactor productivity for the North Terminal? ____ tons per dollar. Provide your answer with two decimal places.

4b) What is the multifactor productivity for the South Terminal? ____ tons per dollar. Provide your answer with two decimal places.

4c) What is the percent difference in the multifactor productivity measure in South Terminal compared to the North Terminal? ____

Please don't round until the last number when doing your calculation.

5) Considering all of the analysis that you have done for the Port of Endover, what do you conclude?

  • Which terminal is the most productive and why?
  • How might you use this information?

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