Business 9609 · AS & A Level · The nature of operations

The nature of operations — practice question

(a)[2]

What does ‘productivity’ mean?

(b)[3]

Briefly explain two methods a business can use to improve manufacturing productivity.

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This 5-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: Productivity means the effectiveness of productive effort, shown by output per unit of input (for example, output per worker in a given time period).

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