Productivity measures the relationship between inputs and outputs of a production process. It can be measured partially for individual inputs like labor, materials, and capital, or multifactor productivity which considers total inputs and outputs. Order qualifiers are basic requirements that allow a customer to consider a product, like quality or reliability. Order winners are distinguishing factors that influence a customer's purchase decision over competitors, such as price, speed of delivery, or brand reputation. Firms must meet order qualifiers to be eligible for consideration and should focus on excelling in order winners to gain competitive advantage and sustain their position in the market. Balancing order qualifiers and winners like quality versus cost requires careful strategic decision making.

1. -525780-190507/1/2011Submitted to | Sir Sohail Majeed | | centercenterADIL AZIZ 2938 Operation Strategy Assignment <br />Assignment is essay writing on the following topics:<br />Productivity

2. Order Winner & Qualifier

3. PRODUCTIVITY Production is a process in which so many things are taking as an input and operations have been performed, which caused to give an output “product”. <br />Every production unit is performing so many operations one by one to generate mass production to meet the market demand.<br />Market Demand can be varying (high or low) by the time, and once investment on capacity enhancement has done so it is essential to earn accordingly as you invested prior. In case of high market demand is very normal to get more or equal output in against of input but in case of low market demand is difficult to achieve equal output in against of input.<br />It is understood that variable cost per unit will be vary due to variation in demand. Nevertheless, when investment (input) on capacity had done, the fixed cost of plant is remain same either the production will be low or high. What is best solution in this scenario is suggest performing the production economies of scales, through which the fixed cost per unit will be decrease and total cost of production per unit will be down. <br />Although operation systems are providing optimum level of throughput but the balance production according to the plant capacity has to monitor and control as well. <br />Productivity is the tool which used to describe the result in term of ratios in between output to input, and the function of operations how efficiently and effectively is performed.<br /> Typical formula of measuring productivity is <br />Each input like manpower, machine, material and capital has to monitor separately and total as well. In individual manner each input will be measured in against of output to that input. Individually parameter measurement will be familiar with term of ‘ Partial Productivity ‘. <br />Whereas the all input along together can also be measured total output -or- product/service provided by the system in against of total inputs –or- man, material, machine and invested capital. <br />One another way is also prescribed for measuring productivity of the system by the used of any combination of inputs through outputs, which is familiar with the term of ‘Multifactor Productivity’. <br />Total productivity = Output quantity / Input quantity