The factors that affect worker productivity include

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the ratio of production workers to supervisors, and how favorably a company's total compensation package compares with the industry-average total compensation package at all production facilities in the same region.

a ratio of production workers to supervisors that is above the regional average, the extent to which the percentage use of superior materials is above 50%, and the total dollar amount the company spends on best practices training.

the size of annual base pay increases, how much the company spends annually for TQM/Six Sigma training to enhance worker skills, and whether the S/Q ratings of the footwear being produced are above or below 5.0 stars.

the number of models being produced and assembled at the production facility, whether production improvement option B has been installed, current-year expenditures for TQM/Six Sigma programs, and the total dollars of overtime pay that production workers receive.

the extent to which workers are making branded or private-label shoes with superior materials and with S/Q ratings above 5 stars, the size of the company's annual expenditures for maintenance of footwear-making equipment, and how much supervisor salaries are above the regional average.