Relationships between productivity, efficiency, utilization, and quality
Ibrahim A. Al‐Darrab
(Ibrahim Al‐Darrab is based at the Industrial Engineering Department, School of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.)
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Abstract
This paper reviews the literature relating to concepts and definitions of productivity, utilization, and efficiency. From an analysis of these concepts and definitions, the author derives two unifying formulae, the first relating these factors to one another and the second adding in a quality factor. System improvement strategies are then discussed based on these two equations.
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Citation
Al‐Darrab, I.A. (2000), "Relationships between productivity, efficiency, utilization, and quality", Work Study, Vol. 49 No. 3, pp. 97-104. https://doi.org/10.1108/00438020010318073
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:MCB UP Ltd
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