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  2. Standard time (manufacturing) - Wikipedia

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    The Standard Time is the product of three factors: Observed time: The time measured to complete the task. Performance rating factor: The number pace the person is working at. 90% is working slower than normal, 110% is working faster than normal, 100% is normal. This factor is calculated by an experienced worker who is trained to observe and ...

  3. Piece work - Wikipedia

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    The fair rate is the amount that allows an average worker to be paid the minimum wage per hour if they work at an average rate. This must be calculated in a set way, a control trial is run to determine the average items produced by equivalent workers, this is divided by 1.2 to reach the agreed average figure, and the fair rate is set to ensure ...

  4. Overall labor effectiveness - Wikipedia

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    Overall labor effectiveness (OLE) is a key performance indicator (KPI) that measures the utilization, performance, and quality of the workforce and its impact on productivity. Similar to overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), OLE measures availability, performance, and quality. OLE allows manufacturers to make operational decisions by giving ...

  5. Manufacturing resource planning - Wikipedia

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    Manufacturing resource planning (MRP II) [1] is a method for the effective planning of all resources of a manufacturing company. Ideally, it addresses operational planning in units, financial planning, and has a simulation capability to answer " what-if " questions and is an extension of closed-loop MRP (Material Requirements Planning).

  6. Workforce productivity - Wikipedia

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    Workforce productivity is the amount of goods and services that a group of workers produce in a given amount of time. It is one of several types of productivity that economists measure. Workforce productivity, often referred to as labor productivity, is a measure for an organisation or company, a process, an industry, or a country.

  7. Marginal product of labor - Wikipedia

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    Marginal cost (MC) is the change in total cost per unit change in output or ∆ C /∆ Q. In the short run, production can be varied only by changing the variable input. Thus only variable costs change as output increases: ∆ C = ∆ VC = ∆ (wL). Marginal cost is ∆ (Lw)/∆ Q. Now, ∆ L /∆ Q is the reciprocal of the marginal product of ...

  8. U.S. Producer Price Index - Wikipedia

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    US producer price index 2005-2022. The Producer Price Index (PPI) is the official measure of producer prices in the economy of the United States. It measures average changes in prices received by domestic producers for their output. The PPI was known as the Wholesale Price Index, or WPI, up to 1978. It is published by the Bureau of Labor ...

  9. The Body Shop ceases US operations, closes dozens of Canada ...

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    The Body Shop was founded in the U.K. in 1976 with a promise of delivering natural, sustainable and ethically produced products. By 2023, the company had expanded to 2,500 retail locations, ...