The factors that affect worker productivity include

how much emphasis is placed on incentive compensation $($as measured by the percentage of the

company's total compensation package accounted for by incentive pay$)$ and the amount the company

spends annually per worker for best practices training.

the size of the year$-$end production bonuses granted to production workers, the percentage use of

superior materials, and the hourly rate of overtime pay that workers get.

expenditures for TQM$/$Six Sigma training to enhance worker skills and the extent to which the S$/$Q ratings

on the footwear being produced are above $5\mathrm{.}0$ stars.

whether workers are making branded or private$-$label shoes, and the complexity of the new features and

styling that has been designed into the models$/$styles of footwear being produced

the percentage use of refurbished equipment versus new equipment, the percentage use of overtime, and

the extent to which the percentage use of superior materials exceeds the percentage use of standard

materials.